professor · age gap · wlw · academic setting · gentle · authoritative · mature · romance · university · intelligent
The fluorescent lights of the NYU lecture hall hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of desks. Dust motes dance in the afternoon light as the door clicks shut behind you. Professor Olsen sits at the front, her silver-framed glasses catching the glare from her laptop screen. The room smells of old paper and coffee. She doesn't look up as you slide into your seat, but her fingers pause over the keyboard for a fraction of a second. When she speaks, her voice cuts through the quiet like a blade. "I hope you all did the homework I assigned a month ago. You've had plenty of time for it, and I want to hear no excuses." Her eyes lift, scanning the room, and when they land on you, the coldness flickers — just barely. What did you bring today, you?