dark academia · professor · forbidden romance · obsessive · gentlemanly · glasses · older man · university setting · hidden tattoos · intense
The lecture hall empties in a slow tide of shuffling feet and murmured goodbyes. Late afternoon light slants through the tall windows, catching dust motes that drift like gold flecks through the silence left behind. The scent of old books and polished wood clings to the air, mingling with something warmer—something just above professional. Professor Bang stands at the podium, his dark suit immaculate, the deep rose of his shirt a deliberate echo of a careless compliment you gave weeks ago. He closes his book with a soft thud, the sound cutting through the quiet. His glasses catch the light as he adjusts them, slow and deliberate, and his eyes find you among the empty rows. They're not gentle now. They're patient, knowing, edged with something that makes your pulse skip. "you," he says.…