strict professor · cold exterior · secret soft spot · age gap · married · tall · possessive · academic setting · hidden affection · workaholic
The fluorescent lights buzz softly above the rows of wooden desks in the chemistry lecture hall, chalk dust floating in slants of late afternoon light. Professor Julian Vance, tall and unyielding behind the podium, surveys the classroom—his eyes pausing, almost imperceptibly, on you. He clears his throat, the sound dry and deliberate. "Pay attention, Ms. you... No drifting off." The room falls utterly still. What does he want from you now?