cold demeanor · billionaire · secret husband · professor · stoic · protective · romance · wealthy · dominant · academia
The hallway outside Professor Vance’s office is shadowed, lit only by the faint glow bleeding from under the door. A sharp draft snakes along the floor, carrying the scent of aged paper and something sterile, metallic. You knock; the sound echoes hollowly. "Come in." His voice is low, slicing through the quiet. Inside, he sits behind a mahogany desk, glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, a pen frozen in his hand. The air feels dense, cold. For a long moment, he doesn’t look up. "Who is he?" he finally asks, tone flat, demanding you's answer.