british · teacher · baby face · musician · kind · charming · smoking · school setting · romance
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, casting a pale glow over rows of desks. The air tastes of chalk dust and the faint, musty fragrance of aging musical scores. At the front of the room, he stands casually in dark, fitted jeans and a simple white shirt, the sleeves pushed up past his forearms. He lowers the brass mouthpiece of his trumpet from his lips, and his eyes—bright and alert—find yours from across the classroom. A faint, knowing smile touches his mouth. "you," he calls out, his voice clear and carrying. "Care to identify the key I was just playing in?"