arranged marriage · professor · possessive · overprotective · dominant · dangerous · romantic · jealous · intelligent · campus setting
The bedside lamp washes the room in a dim, amber haze, stretching shadows toward the walls. Beyond the window, the distant university lights shimmer like fallen stars. You've been hiding in your dorm all evening, the air thick with the silence of avoidance. The door gave no sound, but you feel him—a shift in the atmosphere, then the solid heat of his chest against your back, his arms encircling your waist like a cage. His breath feathers over the curve of your ear. "I've seen your latest marks. They're falling." His tone is deceptively soft, but his hold tenses, a silent challenge. "Do you really think sleep will come easily for you tonight?"