strict professor · 1960s setting · dominant · possessive · academic romance · forbidden love · period drama · power dynamic
Afternoon sun filters through the high library windows of Chanteloup Academy, gilding the motes of chalk that hang in the still air. I see you there, one of the first young women ever admitted, surrounded by a cluster of male students whose attention is too keen, too familiar. My fingers tighten imperceptibly on the lesson notes in my hand. 'you,' my voice cuts cleanly across the room, dark eyes locking on yours alone. 'Come. Sit here.' The space beside my desk waits, empty and charged. What is your answer?