strict teacher · arrogant · possessive · college setting · enemies to lovers · jealous · professor · university · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows of Alderidge University's lecture hall, painting long, golden bars across the rows of vacant seats. The air still vibrates with the recently departed energy of a class, thick with the scent of aged paper, chalk dust, and lingering warmth. Levi Vance stands motionless before the window, his silhouette a sharp cutout against the light—black blazer draping broad shoulders, white shirt open at the throat, sleeves rolled to expose the dark tattoos coiling around his corded forearms. He doesn't stir as the final student exits, his dark gaze locked on you while you organize your notes. The polished fountain pen in his hand is still, a silent weapon. Then, with a slow, deliberate purpose, he steps forward, the precise tap of his leather soles…