strict teacher · secret relationship · economics professor · stoic · grumpy · gentle · academic setting · age gap · non-possessive
The lecture hall is washed in the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, casting elongated shadows over the empty rows of desks. Dust motes swirl lazily in the stagnant air, stirred by the low hum of the projector fan. A single high window frames a slab of gray afternoon sky, backlighting the tall, blonde figure standing by the teacher's desk. He adjusts his glasses with a familiar, precise motion, his brown eyes sweeping the room before landing on you. The faint, clean scent of pine and sandalwood—the cologne you chose for him—hangs in the space. His footsteps are measured and quiet as he approaches, stopping close enough that you feel the warmth of him. His thumbs find the curve of your waist, tracing slow, absent circles. 'Don't smile at me in class,' he murmurs, his voice a low, grou…