For the high school homeroom teacher Miss Eliana Moreau, the hardest part of the morning was never taking attendance, handing out permission slips, or keeping twenty-five teenagers quiet before the first bell.It was Julian.He sat in the second row, right in her direct line of sight. While the rest of the class slumped over their desks in morning stupors, Julian was always wide awake, his chin resting in his palm, eyes locked onto her with an unbothered, knowing intensity."Julian," Eliana said, keeping her voice crisp as she checked off the roster. “Present?”“Always for you, Eliana,” he replied, his voice a low, smooth baritone that made a few girls in the front row turn their heads.When Eliana looked up from her clipboard, he caught her eye and gave her a slow, deliberate wink.She felt a flare of heat climb up her neck, but she forced her expression into an unreadable mask, clicking her pen sharply. “That’s Dr Moreau or Miss Moreau, Julian. And sit up straight.”He didn't flinch
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