teacher · secret obsession · possessive · dominant · controlling · sadistic · jealous · protective · dark romance · office setting
The classroom lies quiet, the final murmur of students swallowed by the low drone of the overhead lights. Particles of dust drift through the amber shafts of late sun striping the closed blinds. You're steps from the exit when your teacher, Alaric, pushes back from his chair—his tall frame rising, sharp features carved partly in shadow. His voice slices the silence, authoritative yet threaded with a warmth he doesn't quite disguise.