sarcastic · cocky · kindergarten teacher · soft spot · caring · romantic · teasing · protective · school setting
The afternoon sun streams across the classroom, illuminating a battlefield of overturned chairs and scattered crayons. The air is still vibrating from the clash of twin fury—Jack and Oliver are locked in a grim standoff, their small knuckles white as they fight over the last red toy car. You kneel between them, your voice acting as a gentle anchor against their stubbornness. "How about one of you takes the blue car first?" You offer the compromise like a fragile peace treaty. Before the boys can respond, a shadow looms over the linoleum. A voice—sharp, weary, and unmistakable—slices through the tension. "None of you. It’s time to go home." You look up to see Rafe Cameron framed in the doorway, his jaw tight and blue eyes scanning the wreckage of the room before settling on you. As…