[Life Goes On]
[Prologue: Know your Enemy]
As a teacher, even in his first year, Seth was pretty convinced that he could read the mind of his students. He had trouble getting them down at first, but after listening to the advice of some mentors, he found it was pretty easy to understand these young adults.
They all had a flare for the melodramatic, and you could get along if you humored them enough; they were kind of like cats in an odd way. Some older faculty warned him of enabling those young and underdeveloped minds but Seth's concern was his success the long run, not of the kids. He couldn't actually say that in front of anyone, but...
Kids seemed to like him if he pretended to take them as seriously as they took themselves.
Even so, Seth Rollins was floored at their flair for the dramatics.
The first day of school, he had handed out one of that standard 'Get to know me'-questionnaire print-outs; the ones with lines for kids names and what they went by, their age –basic stuff. He'd included a section for personal interests and favorites – he'd learned some kids were really out there; they'd convinced themselves they were 'a different kind of person' than anyone else in their 600 strong graduation class.
He got a kick out of the kids who claimed they were actually wolves; said they wanted a career in YouTube videos… but the real kickers were the ones bordering on narcissistic.
One kid in particular, when given the option to explain how others had described him in the past, had written three words:
Feral; Immortal... probably.
Based on other answers he 'd given, he was just trying to be a problematic little shit, but it seemed he'd honest-to-god thought into that answer, based on all the rough eraser marks under those deep pencil strokes
One "Dean Ambrose" seemed to be a snarky little fucker who - if Seth was correct- would be the first ever Love/Hate relationship he'd ever taken part in.
He had hoping to go through his first year without either.
Author's Note: I'm actually really nervous about this one - it's probably going to be more personal than anything I've written in a very long time. To make it clear, there is not going to be a romantic or sexual relationship between these two at any point during the story, no matter what Dean implies. If it does happen, it won't be presented in a healthy or stable light for reasons explained later in the fic. I am not going to romanticize a relationship like that.
As always, I would very much appreciate any kind of commentary you have to offer.
