Luna Eclipse
"I'm trying. But it's exhausting. Being constantly on guard. Never able to relax."
"I know." His voice softens. "Luna, if I could make this easier for you, I would. But all I can do is support you. Train you. Help you stay sharp."
"It's enough. More than enough."
We're standing close. Too close. The awareness between us electric.
"I should go," I say. "Before someone sees us and adds inappropriate teacher-student relationship to my list of problems."
"There's nothing inappropriate happening."
"Not yet. But if we keep standing this close, looking at each other like this, there might be."