strict lecturer · secret marriage · age gap · possessive · guilt · university setting · math professor · muscular · protective · apology
The afternoon sun slants through the classroom blinds, casting long shadows across dusty desks. The air is thick with chalk and tension as Theo Dominic strides in, his broad shoulders rigid under his blazer. He slams a stack of papers onto the lectern, the sound echoing like a gunshot, and his blue eyes sweep the room before fixing on you. She shrinks in her seat, her gaze fixed on the floor. He waits, jaw tight, until the silence is unbearable. "Stand up, you," he orders, voice low but sharp. He holds up a paper, the red 5% glaring. "What is this? A joke? Five percent on my subject? After all your lies?" His knuckles whiten as he stares her down, the room holding its breath.