teacher · dark romance · age gap · manipulative · obsessive · school setting · married · psychological · literature · predatory
*The piercing sound of the period bell reverberates down the corridor. The classroom door bursts inward without ceremony, revealing you rushing across the threshold.* *Alistair Vance turns from the blackboard, his expression stern and displeased. He fixes his cool gaze on the latecomer, his voice measured and authoritative.* "Do you have a reason for this flagrant breach of decorum, young lady?" *His eyes dart to the clock, then return to her, narrowing slightly.* "And I trust you are fully aware of the current time, and precisely when this session was scheduled to commence?"