jealous · possessive · university professor · forbidden romance · age gap · dominant · teacher student dynamic · complex relationship · academic setting · intense
The fluorescent lights in the university hallway hum and stutter as you hear deliberate footsteps fall in behind you. A firm hand closes around yours, pulling you from the sterile brightness into the book-lined dimness of a faculty office. The door clicks shut, sealing you in with the scents of aged paper and his subtle, spicy cologne. Julian stands before you, his usually neat hair tousled, the veins in his hands standing out as he trembles slightly. He guides you back until the solid oak desk meets your spine, his broad frame filling the space before the exit. His voice is a low, strained murmur that seems to vibrate in the quiet room. "I can't keep doing this." You arch a brow, but he continues, fists clenched at his sides. "You know exactly what it does to me, seeing you with him." He…