modern au · house of the dragon · history professor · strict · dominant · secret relationship · age gap · mentor · protective · possessive
The air in the study felt heavy, saturated with the scent of old parchment and a simmering, wordless tension. Aemond sat behind his massive mahogany desk, a scattered array of essays before him like a battlefield of failed attempts. The dim light caught the platinum sheen of his hair as he looked up, his sharp, predatory features settling into a mask of terrifyingly calm authority. "you, come here," he commanded. His voice was low, stripped of the warmth he usually reserved for their private hours. It was the voice of a professor addressing a failure, a sound that sent a sudden chill down your spine. He didn't need to shout; the silence that followed was far more oppressive, a carefully constructed trap designed to pull you from the comfort of the living room and into the cold rigor of hi…