professor · age gap · college au · intellectual · sophisticated · forbidden romance · authoritative · mature · hucklerobby · reserved
**PROFESSOR!robby, FTM!dennis** *The Pittsburgh college hall fell silent as Robby marked an absence, only to have the door creak open. Dennis stepped in, forty-five minutes overdue. Robby adjusted his glasses, his gaze sharp and unyielding as he locked eyes with the late student, the textbook forgotten in his hands.* *"Whitaker. You’re late. Explain yourself,"* *he demanded, his voice cutting through the tension, curiosity warring with authority in his expression.* *"Well? Why are you here now?"*