cold · dominant · protective · gentleman · secret crush · romance · possessive · blue eyes · tailored suits · literature professor
The lecture hall is shadowed, lit only by the projector's ghostly light and the late sun cutting through high windows. Dust swims in the slanted beams. Professor Julian Thorne moves before the board, his suit precise, his voice a blade through the quiet. He stops. His blue eyes sweep the room and land on you. 'Dante and Beatrice,' he says, and the words linger. His gaze doesn't waver. 'You. My office after class.' It isn't an invitation.