Mark sits behind his desk as the class takes a midterm his dark blue eyes lingering on Theo as he writes with his head down ever since that day in class something about Theo fascinates him
leaving him wanting to know more it's inappropriate he knows however he can't help himself as the bell goes off ending the lesson Mark snaps out of his gaze
As students approach his desk setting their papers down he waits for Theo taking the paper directly from his hand the smell of strawberry entering his senses
the classroom falls empty as everyone leaves closing the door Mark sits behind his desk again going through the exam papers it's only two weeks in however the questions some students are getting wrong
it should be nailed into the back of their heads he finally reaches Theo's paper scanning it carefully he got everything right that's what he likes to see
rubbing his temples he sets the papers aside leaning back against his chair crossing his arms Theo appears in his mind again
those hazel eyes he gulps standing up to head to his office gathering his stuff he suddenly feels extremely hot and flustered by thinking about Theo
His eyes, smooth skin and those rose colored lips locking the door to his office he sits behind the desk never before has he thought about someone in this way yet alone a student
Noon
Mark walks to his car a BMW M3 pressing the car keys to unlock the door he gets in driving out to the parking lot and onto the road he goes to a cafè he spotted on the way to work yesterday
parking his car he enters the bell dings as the door opens he approaches the counter ordering a coffee and a sandwich to go without looking at the cashier
searching for his wallet in his jacket pocket taking it out he finally looks up at the cashier seeing Theo standing in front of him
“Professor Hi” Theo greets smiling a little
“Theo do you work here?” Mark asks
“I do...your total will be $7.99” Theo says putting in Mark's order
“Right thank you” Mark pays and steps to the side to wait for his order
5 minutes later
“Order for Mark” Someone working behind the counter places his order down
Mark collects it and leaves the cafè seeing theo slightly smile at him made him feel hot now he has a new favorite spot to come too after or before work
getting into his car he sips his coffee continuing on his way to his house
20 minutes later
Mark parks in the driveway of his house making his way inside he discards the empty coffee cup and sandwich bag stripping out his clothes on the way to the bathroom
he turns on the shower to run the steam filling the bathroom quickly he throws the discarded clothes into the laundry basket stepping under the hot water
soothing his tense muscles mark closes his eyes allowing the hot water to calm his racing mind once he's finished,he turns off the shower wrapping a towel around his waist
he goes to the bedroom opening his closet he gets dressed into a simple white sweatpants and a loose t-shirt getting his work bag from the living room
Mark goes to his home office he sits behind the desk continuing to mark the exam papers from earlier
Night Fall
Mark yawns as he spins around his chair checking the time to see it's 9:00PM he goes to the kitchen to make something for dinner opening the fridge
he takes out some leftover rice and two eggs to make egg fried rice humming quietly to himself living alone sometimes gets lonely but it's peaceful at the same time
once he finished eating and cleaning up he turns off all the lights going to his bedroom climbing into bed he almost instantly falls asleep
The Next Morning
Mark reaches out to turn off the AC burying his face into his pillow being a professor is extremely exhausting sometimes sitting up he runs his fingers through his hair
reaching for his phone to check his teaching schedule for the day seeing that he has class B3 for two periods which means he gets to see Theo longer
getting out of bed he walks to the bathroom turning on the shower he brushes his teeth before getting into the shower
At The College
Mark steps out of his car his curls sitting perfectly he goes to his office to get the new hand outs for the class
“Professor Mark!” Professor Sarah calls from down the hall
Mark groans he wasn't really in the mood to speak with her right now
“Hey Sarah what can I do for you?” Mark asks stepping into his office
“Do you happen to have a stapler I lost mine” She says walking in behind him
“Yeah just a sec” Mark opens his desk top draw handing her his stapler
Sarah uses it quickly before handing it back
“Thank you” She says leaving the office
Mark heads to his classroom his presence instantly silencing the class he places his stuff down picking up a marker beginning to write on the board immediately
“Many of you did extremely terrible on that first midterm” Mark says sharply
Murmurs fill the classroom
“Silence...Theo is extremely well getting almost everything correct” Mark praised a hint of admiration in his eyes
“He's kind of a nerd” A girl from the front row mumbles swirling her hair around her finger
“Well he's passing my class right now are you passing Amy?” Mark asks pointedly
Amy gulps shaking her head quickly
“Theo will receive a 5 minute head start in our next midterm although I doubt he'll need it” Mark says turning back to the board
he begins the next topic for the term the room falling silent as students take notes once he's finished,he takes a seat behind his desk
his glaze immediately landing on Theo who is taking notes after sitting for about 5 minutes Mark stands up walking around the room through each row looking over their students notes at their speed and handwriting
raising an eyebrow at Theo's detailed notes a small smile falls onto his lips before disappearing as fast as it came walking back to his seat
for the next two hours he looks and any and every excuse just to walk around the classroom to see Theo's notes their very nice and exactly something he would do
after class he asked Theo to stay back for a moment
“What highlighters do you use?” Mark asks standing up towering over Theo
“Uhm I'm not sure about the brand I just buy whatever feels right” Theo says
“Hm I like it, Your detailed notes it's something I would do” Mark says
“Thank you” Theo blushes slightly
Mark stares down at him suddenly imagining Theo beneath him his suit tie is suddenly becoming too tight
“Are you okay Professor?” Theo asks concerned
“Yeah I'm fine” Mark says loosening his tie
“Okay” Theo stands awkwardly
“You can go I'll walk you out” Mark gathers his stuff locking up the classroom
he walks alongside Theo to the parking lot the silence slightly awkward yet comfortable
“Bye professor” Theo waves going to his car
Mark waves him off going to his own car he sighs deeply leaning against the steering wheel just being near Theo makes him feel hot and nervous what is feeling?
he's not quite sure