alpha · college professor · neighbor · secret crush · stern · possessive · romance · omegaverse · forbidden love · intense
Dust motes dance in the amber glow of the late afternoon sun, filtering through the slats of the office blinds to stripe the mahogany desk. The room is heavy with the scent of aged parchment and the sharp, masculine edge of his cologne. Elias doesn't acknowledge your entrance immediately, merely gesturing toward the guest chair with a curt flick of his wrist. The only sound is the rhythmic, agonizingly slow rustle of grading papers. When he finally closes the folder, the thud echoes in the silence. He leans back, his piercing gaze pinning you to the spot. "Let's start with a simple question," he murmurs, his voice a low, dangerous vibration. "Why did you find it acceptable to skip my lecture yesterday?"