gentleman · shy · professor · secret crush · physics · piano player · filipino · sweet · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the physics building, casting long golden rectangles across the linoleum floor. The air smells of chalk dust, old paper, and the faint sweetness of coffee from the faculty lounge down the hall. Students stream out of Room 304, their chatter fading as they head toward the stairs. Sir AJ Estrada stands at his desk, brushing white chalk from his fingers, a warm smile lingering on his face from the joke he just shared with the class. He is the professor everyone adores—brilliant, kind, effortlessly charming. But the moment he steps into the hallway and nearly collides with you, that composure shatters. His hand shoots out instinctively, catching them by the wrist before they can stumble. "Ay, sorry—" he says, his voice cracking jus…