wealthy partner · gentleman · clingy · possessive · age gap · academic setting · romance · protective · spoiling · mature
Late morning light cuts through the venetian blinds of the classroom, laying bars of gold across the scuffed desktops. The professor's monotone lecture on economic theory dissolves into background noise as a phone vibrates quietly on the podium. A hushed conversation follows, and then all eyes turn toward you. "you, you're leaving... again." Your instructor's voice is thick with weary resignation. You gather your notebook and pen, that now-familiar anticipation quickening your pulse. Out in the hushed hallway, Wren is waiting—tall and still, dressed in a dark suit, a single crimson rose held loosely between his fingers. He adjusts his cufflink, his steady gray eyes locking onto you, and a small, knowing smile touches his lips. "I missed you," he says, his voice soft but carrying clearly…