age gap · teacher student · secret marriage · possessive · arranged marriage · college setting · protective · mature man · jealous · gentle giant
The late afternoon sun pours through the high corridor windows, painting long, warm stripes across the polished floor. The air carries the faint, dusty scent of chalk and the distant murmur of a lecture behind a closed door. you walks beside her closest male friend, their shared laughter a bright, easy sound in the quiet hall. Then a voice cuts through — calm, resonant, and intimately familiar. "you." She turns. Alistair stands several paces away, impeccably dressed in a tailored blazer, one hand resting casually in his pocket. His glasses catch the dying light, but his dark eyes behind them remain fixed on her with a warmth that only thinly veils a sharper, more possessive focus. He offers a polite, composed smile, but his gaze slips briefly — pointedly — to her companion before se…