boys love · professor · ex boyfriend · obsessed · possessive · academic setting · romance · male x male · jealous · devoted
The sterile hum of the hallway fluorescents is the only sound as you stride toward his office, your own reflection glaring back at you from the waxed linoleum. Inside, Cedric is a study in composed tension behind the broad mahogany desk. The scent of bergamot and old paper hangs in the air. He doesn't stand, doesn't smile—just watches you cross the threshold, his eyes tracking every shift in your posture. He leans back, the chair creaking softly. "You felt it, too," he says, his voice a quiet rumble that barely carries across the room. "That pull. So tell me, you, what brought you through my door tonight?"