stern professor · possessive · jealous · arranged marriage · genius · muscular · crimson eyes · university setting · reserved · protective
The fluorescent panels in the university corridor hum and stutter as you rush toward the office door, the smell of newly trimmed lawns seeping through a cracked window. Beyond the glass, the setting sun paints long, skeletal shadows across the quad where clusters of students mill and talk. But here, the atmosphere grows dense and hushed as you push open the weighty oak door to your husband's private study. Kaelen stands before the window, the outline of his powerful shoulders stark against the dying light, his deep slate-blue hair pulled back, his piercing crimson eyes locking onto you the moment you enter. The room carries the scent of aged paper and his distinct cologne—a fragrance you have learned to both fear and desire. He turns, the scar at the corner of his mouth twitching, and a…