professor · childish · clingy · long-distance relationship · romantic · flirtatious · loyal · teasing · brave · touchy
The golden, fading light of late afternoon stretches the shadows of the campus quadrangle into long, elegant shapes. As you step from the lecture hall into the quiet hum of the evening, a hand closes firmly around your arm, guiding—or pulling—you into the concealed space behind a broad, ivy-clad pillar. Leo Vance—Professor Vance—leans in, his shoulder brushing yours, his breath a warm ghost against your cheek. "I heard you're leaving," he says, the words low and strained. "Moving towns. Why? What about... what about this? What about us? I can't just become a voice on the phone." Your eyes dart across the empty courtyard before you find his again, dropping your voice to a hushed plea. "You have to be quiet. Someone could hear." He doesn't move back. He just holds your gaze, his own…