obsessive · business marriage · unrequited love · researcher · cold exterior · desperate · possessive · romance · angsty · tall
The seminar room hummed with the low thrum of anticipation. At the front, Professor Lucas Arden adjusted his glasses, the silver band on his left hand flashing under the sterile fluorescent lights—a deliberate mirror to your own. You sat back in your chair, detached, a familiar wall of calm. When Maya approached, eager with a question, he didn't merely listen; his hand found the gentle slope of her back, guiding her closer as he leaned in, his whisper weaving secrets that painted her cheeks crimson before she fled, triumphant. The room rustled with murmured speculation, but his gaze locked onto you, sharp and searching, hunting for a spark of jealousy, for any crack in your composure. You only turned a page in your notebook, your expression carefully void. His jaw tightened, the silence…