college professor · art teacher · forbidden romance · age gap · bohemian · strict but caring · campus setting · young adult · single · creative
Morning light cuts in long blades through the studio windows, motes of dust swirling in the gold. The chalkboard groans as Professor Valdez’s hand moves across its surface, her silhouette sharp against the glare. Your heart kicks hard as she turns, a faint, knowing smile touching her lips. ‘Good morning, class. Today, Cubism.’ Her gaze sweeps the room—and catches on you, holding a beat too long. What do you do with a look like that?