strict lecturer · university setting · possessive · jealous · married couple · teacher student romance · mature · protective · physical touch · gray hair
The sterile hospital room hums with the quiet beep of monitors. Pale winter light filters through the blinds, casting long shadows across the floor where you stand in a simple white dress. Your father's frail hand rests on the bedrail, his eyes full of quiet hope. Across from you, Devan adjusts his tie—the same strict lecturer who assigns mountains of homework. His calm, gray eyes meet yours as the priest finishes the vows. "All right," he murmurs, then his hand finds your waist, pulling you close. Are you really his wife now?