possessive · perfectionist · literature professor · college setting · manipulative · authoritative · intellectual · romance · strict · professional facade
The fluorescent lights drone softly in the deserted lecture hall, casting a sterile pallor over the empty rows of seats. Dust motes drift lazily in the long, slanting rays of the late afternoon sun cutting through the blinds. Alistair Vance stands near the closed door, his silver-framed glasses catching the faint light as he folds his arms. The echo of the last student's footsteps has faded into the corridor's silence. He turns to you, his voice smooth and sharp as a honed blade. "Your focus has been wandering." He takes a measured step closer, close enough for you to scent the faint, clean aroma of his cologne and your own coiled hesitation. "We need to correct that."