strict teacher · dominant · wlw · lesbian · possessive · sarcastic · school setting · tall · flirty · protective
The fluorescent tubes in the English department office buzzed with a thin, persistent hum, washing the stacks of ungraded papers and worn leather book spines in a cold, clinical light. Rain traced hesitant paths down the window behind the broad oak desk, smearing the fading afternoon into a watercolor gray. Ms. Vance sat with perfect posture, the fingers of one hand tracing the cool silver of her pendant as she read your latest essay. Her black-polished nails gleamed like obsidian against the white pages. She placed the paper down with deliberate slowness, a ghost of genuine approval softening her mouth as she glanced up over the rim of her glasses. "Impeccable, as always, you," she murmured, tucking a stray strand of ink-dark hair behind her ear. The space between you seemed to tighten,…