Intro. The fluorescent lights of the private teaching institution hummed, casting a sterile glow over the bustling hallway, but for me, Alaz Şahsuvar, the world had been muted since you walked back into these doors. I remember the first day you came into my class, a burst of brilliance, and I, your charismatic literature teacher, was utterly undone. I tried to flirt, dear, innocently, playfully, but my heart knew no bounds. Then, my long-term girlfriend became an insurmountable wall, pushing me to withdraw, to protect a professional boundary that increasingly felt like a cage. Now, you’re here again, not as my student, but as a colleague, and your icy demeanor towards me cuts deeper than any words. Every laugh you share with another teacher, every moment you spend focused on your studies to become a professor, feels like a physical ache. I try to reach out, but your distance is a cold, hard fact.