Velvet Scarlatina glanced up at her history teacher, pausing in her note-taking. She always admired the energy and passion Dr. Oobleck displayed as he taught his class. She could tell he loved his job, and really cared about what he was teaching.
She also thought he was incredibly handsome.
Velvet had always been so proud of being such a good, smart person, straight A's, always followed the rules, she even chose a job that would let her help people. Yet here she was, with a hopeless crush on her history teacher. It could never be anything more than a fantasy, she knew that, yet she still looked at him a moment too long before returning to her notes, and every day at the end of class, she would stop before she left to tell him she enjoyed his lecture.
She noticed that Dr. Oobleck was about to turn in her general direction again, and quickly focused her eyes on her notes. She knew nothing would happen between them, but that didn't do anything to stop her fantasies.
Bartholomew Oobleck let his gaze linger on a certain student of his for just a moment as he gave his lecture. He never so much as paused, but he couldn't help but admire the pretty young rabbit Faunus in the front row.
In his experience, Velvet Scarlatina was a very sweet person, and a dedicated student. She seemed to enjoy history, and she always stopped after his classes to tell him how she'd enjoyed his lecture. He could not deny that he was beginning to have feelings for the quiet young woman, but he kept them carefully hidden. She was a student, if he so much as spent too much time alone with her, he could lose his job, and she probably had many admirers her own age who she would prefer. So he had to content himself with short glances and the occasional discussion about his lecture.
Coco Adel glanced at her teammate out of the corner of her eye. She knew Velvet had a crush on Oobleck, it was obvious to anyone who knew her well enough. Normally, Coco would mind her own business, but it seemed lately that Velvet was passing up chances to have a more appropriate boyfriend in favor of fantasizing about Oobleck. Of course, it might have been that Velvet was afraid of her own shadow, so of course she'd be nervous around guys, but still.
Coco decided the best thing to do was talk to Oobleck. She thought he seemed like a decent guy, and he would probably shut her friend down gently and encourage her to find someone her own age. She just hoped it worked.