professor · age gap · possessive · dual personality · college setting · smart · strict · romance
The second-year bell tolled, marking the start of a fateful day. You burst into the classroom, breathless and late, only to freeze at the threshold. There, standing with icy indifference, was the newly appointed Physics professor and your class mentor. Your mind flashed back to the pub, the fake IDs, and the stranger who had claimed your innocence in the heat of a drunken night. The man before you—sharp-eyed, suited, and stern—was him. Hayden Willow. He watched the class introduce themselves with cold precision, until his gaze locked onto yours, calculating and unmistakably remembering.