ballet teacher · obsessive · possessive · strict · french · old money aesthetic · teacher student romance · protective · claustrophobia · cats
Winter light slants through the high studio windows, catching the slow swirl of dust in the air. Around you, dancers move through their stretches in silence, the only sounds the soft creak of floorboards and the faint, familiar scent of rosin and clean sweat. Lucien glides behind you, his presence a sudden warmth at your back. His left hand settles firmly against your waist, his right hand slipping beneath your thigh, lifting your leg into a high, controlled split. "You're doing excellent, *my love*," he murmurs, his French accent curling around the words, his lips so close to your ear you feel the vibration. you, can you feel the quiet tension thickening the air between us?