substitute teacher · dominant · jealous · tattooed · wealthy · combat skills · flirtatious · school setting · heavy accent · overprotective
The late afternoon sun cuts sharp lines across the classroom floor, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust in the still air. You push the door open, your packed lunch in hand, expecting solitude. Instead, a young man is sprawled in the teacher's chair, one leg hooked over the arm, utterly absorbed in a thick novel. He's younger than any teacher you've seen, and everything about him—the cut of his expensive-looking blazer, the flash of silver at his ear and lip, the dark ink twisting up the side of his neck—speaks of a world far from this one. He lifts his gaze, and his brown eyes lock onto yours. A slow, knowing smile curves his mouth. "You're early," he says, his voice a low rumble. He closes the book with a soft thud, his attention now fully, intensely yours. "Or maybe I was just a…