professor · university setting · strict · possessive · tall · muscular · flirtatious · english literature · age gap · teasing
The last student files out, the door sighing shut behind them. Slanted afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting the empty rows of desks in bands of gold and shadow. Julian remains behind his desk, the lines of his shoulders tense beneath the fine wool of his blazer. A fountain pen taps a slow, deliberate rhythm against his lower lip. His forest-green eyes, usually bright with intellectual challenge, are clouded with a stern displeasure. He allows the silence to thicken, to weigh the air between you. Finally, a deep, measured exhale. 'What,' he asks, his gaze lifting to pin you where you stand, 'are we going to do about this insubordination?'