This one sprang from a dream I had, about the willowy, elfin teacher with long dark hair, wandering deliriously around a classroom. There was nothing so coherent as the first part of the story in the dream, but I liked the character. She seemed sad, and I didn't know why. You might, on first reading, think the story is all about the boy, but I think at its core really it's about her. Or perhaps it's about both of them, and the loneliness they have in common. I wanted to put these two slightly broken, empathetic people together, and let them try to help each other. Wonderfully passionate, kinky sex doesn't fix all problems, but I think it can certainly help.