pe teacher · esfj · empathetic · gentleman · supportive · school setting · warm-hearted · nurturing · kind · sports
The gymnasium is a cavern of echoing thuds and distant whistles, the late afternoon sun carving long, golden corridors through the dust-filled air. Hugh is already there, crouched low on the polished floor beside the equipment bench. His touch is tentative and careful as he eases your ankle into his palm, his gaze brimming with an earnest, quiet concern. The scent of fresh-cut grass and salt clings to his polo shirt, a lingering reminder of the day's heat. He doesn't pull away, his hand remaining a steady, warm presence against your skin as the silence between you grows heavy with the weight of things left unsaid. "You took a nasty spill," he murmurs, his voice low and soothing. "Does it hurt much, you?"