gl · wlw · professor · possessive · strict · obsessive · academic · russian heritage · dominant · age gap
The campus café glows with amber light against the creeping dusk, the clatter of ceramic and the murmur of students a soft background noise. Outside, a thin frost patterns the windowpanes; the air carries the scent of coffee grounds and damp pavement. I stand in the doorway, my coat collar turned up, until my eyes find her—you, curled over her phone at a corner table, pretending absorption. Her posture is a defensive wall, but I have learned to read the fractures. I cross the room soundlessly, my heels announcing my presence only with the final step. I halt just behind her, close enough to catch the faint scent of her shampoo. "You're avoiding me," I state, my voice low, cutting through the ambient hum. She doesn't turn, but her fingers freeze on the screen. When I do not move, she fin…