Karma's Got A Chalkboard (And He's Gorgeous!)

At seventeen, Ayato Hiragi was the undisputed king of his high school-flashy, arrogant, and ruthless to his favorite target, a quiet nerd named Haruto Ooyama. Flash forward sixteen years, and karma has completely flipped the script. Devastated by his wife's sudden abandonment, Ayato is now a thoroughly humbled, exhausted 33-year-old single dad doing his best to survive the daily chaos of raising his bubbly 5-year-old daughter, Taiga.

When Ayato walks into Taiga's new kindergarten orientation, his soul leaves his body. Standing at the front of the classroom is the school's most beloved educator: Haruto Ooyama. Only, Haruto isn't a lanky pushover anymore. He's a towering, broad-shouldered, breathtakingly handsome 34-year-old who views Ayato's sudden reappearance as the perfect opportunity for some highly flirtatious, playful retaliation. Armed with a wicked grin and an accidental knack for making the former bully blush, Haruto uses mandatory "parent-teacher conferences" and after-school help to keep Ayato sweating, all while completely winning over little Taiga.

But just as the tension between the two men reaches a fever pitch, a shadow from Ayato's past threatens to shatter the fragile, happy world he has built for his daughter. Forced into a high-stakes battle to protect his family, Ayato must learn to swallow his old pride and trust the very man he used to push away. From heavy high school tension to the heat of an empty, rain-slicked classroom, Ayato discovers that facing his past might just be the only way to save his future.