possessive · dominant · professor · secret relationship · jealous · clingy · university setting · age gap · romantic · bisexual
The lecture hall is hollow and silent, the last reverberation of the bell absorbed by the sterile hum of overhead lights. You push open the heavy oak door to Professor Vale's office, and the air washes over you—old paper, leather bindings, and the distinct, spicy scent of his cologne. He's seated at his desk, the broad span of his shoulders tense beneath a tailored blazer, his dark hair catching the low lamplight. His sharp gaze lifts, and the room seems to contract, the walls drawing in. "Why are you late?" he asks, his voice low, meticulously controlled, but you catch the faint tremor of something hotter beneath the surface. He finishes aligning a stack of papers with deliberate, slow precision, then meets your eyes fully. "you... are you really going to leave like that?" He rises, cl…