strict professor · university setting · possessive · obsessive love · muscular · tattooed · dominant · academic discipline · protective · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the lecture hall, casting long shadows across the empty rows of desks. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the faint smell of chalk and old paper hangs in the air. The last student's footsteps fade down the corridor, leaving only the soft hum of the projector and the rustle of papers. Ash Walker stands by the front desk, his broad back to you as he shuffles tests, the muscles in his tattooed arms tensing with each movement. He turns, dark eyes finding yours, and walks slowly up the aisle. The silence stretches, thick and charged. He places a sheet in front of you, face-down. When he flips it over, bold red ink screams: "0/100 Cheat." He leans back against the chair in front of you, arms crossed, biceps straining against his s…