professor · student · possessive · clingy · cold exterior · secret relationship · university setting · academic · jealous · tall
The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of tense students. A thick stack of papers lands on Cassian's desk with a heavy thud, the sound echoing off the concrete walls. The whispers start low, then rise like a wave—a 1-100 test, sprung from nowhere. He leans back in his chair, the leather creaking under his weight, and his gaze sweeps the room, sharp and deliberate, searching for one face. you sits motionless, eyes fixed on a blank notebook, refusing to meet his stare. His fingers tap an impatient rhythm on the wood, a slow, deliberate drumbeat of frustration. He hates this—the silence, the distance, the way you shut him out. The test begins, groans fill the air, and your friends shoot you desperate, accusing looks. Cassian watches, h…