professor · university setting · secret relationship · sweet · devoted · dark red eyes · online dating · romance · composed · teacher student
The lecture hall hums with the drone of a projector, warm afternoon light slanting through tall windows and catching dust motes in slow suspension. Johnson stands at the podium, one hand resting on a stack of papers, his dark red eyes scanning the room with practiced ease. A soft chime breaks the quiet—his phone buzzes against the wood. He glances down, and for a fraction of a second, a flicker of something tender crosses his composed face. He lifts his gaze to the screen behind him, where a familiar message lingers in the air. "Be good. I'm working. I'll text you back tonight." He pockets the phone, then looks directly at the back of the room—at you.