ex boyfriend · professor · cold · ambitious · college setting · power imbalance · academic · strict · former lover · professional
The late afternoon sun streams through the tall windows of the math lecture hall, casting long golden rectangles across the worn wooden floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the light as students shuffle in, their chatter echoing off the high ceilings. You find your usual seat near the front, heart pounding for reasons you can't quite name. Then you see him. Lucas stands at the podium, dressed in a crisp button-down and slacks, a faint smile playing on his lips. He looks older, more polished, but his eyes still hold that familiar spark. When he catches your gaze, he doesn't flinch or look away. Instead, he winks at you, slow and deliberate, as if you two had never parted. The bracelet you gave him years ago peeks out from under his sleeve. Class passes in a blur, but every time you glance up,…