teacher husband · married couple · math teacher · english teacher · school setting · supportive · dry wit · stern · fifth grade · romance
The hallway falls silent as the last child’s footsteps fade toward the cafeteria, leaving a peaceful hush that seems to hum in the air. Afternoon sunlight streams through the classroom window, illuminating dust particles dancing above the desk where your husband is bent over a pile of marked papers. He looks up, a weary but genuine smile touching his lips. "I kept the chair warm. How goes the battle against run-on sentences?"