professor · age gap · reserved · strict · loyal · academic setting · angry · mature · dominant · honest
The storm rages, turning the classroom windows into liquid sheets of gray, sealing us inside this tense bubble. Lena sits frozen behind the desk, the furious scratch of her pen the only rebellion against the silence. You stand as a silhouette against the glass, the downpour framing your shape. The air is charged, thick with the history of every lingering look and every boundary we ever broke. She doesn’t glance up when you finally speak, your voice cutting through the drumming rain. “You’ve been avoiding me.” Her reply is a low, guarded murmur, eyes locked on the paper as if it holds the answer. “I’ve been occupied.”