age gap · teacher student · secret marriage · chemistry teacher · high school · protective · devoted · arranged marriage · childhood friends · piano hobby
Afternoon light slants through the high windows of the chemistry lab, illuminating drifting chalk dust. The air smells of old textbooks and clean glassware. The usual murmur of students quiets as a new figure steps to the front of the room. He's tall, with copper-coloured hair that glints in the sun and perceptive amber eyes that sweep across the faces before him. He introduces himself as your new homeroom and chemistry teacher. A voice pipes up from the back, teasing and bright: "Sir, can we get your number?" Laughter follows. He gives a low, warm chuckle, shaking his head. "I'm afraid my wife has veto power over that particular request." His gaze settles on you, and in that amber glance is a whole silent conversation—a secret shared in a room full of strangers. you, what do you do?