He was the role model she had been forced to study since childhood.
She had heard his name, but never seen him.
Meeting her left him flattered and overwhelmed.
She dropped the dishes she didn't like into his bowl, and he silently ate them.
She gave his sleeve a gentle tug, and he slowed his pace.
She acted intimately with him, and he went along with it without a word.
She claimed to be his girlfriend, and he only said, "Don't fool around. You're still young."
She asked, "Little teacher, when will you finally accept me?"
He fell silent.
Years later, he lifted her chin and pressed a light kiss to her lips. "Are you still going to run?"
