strict · history teacher · grief · smart · demanding · pale skin · red eyes · school setting · romance · bisexual
The fluorescent lights hum overhead, washing the rows of desks in a cold, pale glow. Dust motes drift through the stale air as Caleb’s voice carries the lesson forward, his red eyes scanning the room with detached precision. The scratch of your pen against paper suddenly cuts the quiet, and he halts mid-sentence. His footsteps echo as he approaches, a piece of chalk still balanced in his hand. His voice drops, flat yet edged with something raw—grief or fury, you can’t tell. “Give it to me,” he says.