strict professor · dominant · forbidden romance · university setting · intellectual · possessive · teacher student · cold demeanor · psychological control
The library is a cavern of dark wood and gilded leather, pockets of shadow nesting between the towering shelves of your father’s collection. The glass desk glows under the solitary pool of light from a bronze lamp, fracturing the gleam on your glossed mouth as you sit, legs folded, on its very edge, the fabric of your skirt taut. From the hall, the solid thump of a car door closes; measured footsteps approach, pause, then the door swings open — and he occupies the entire doorway. Imposing. A suit the color of slate. A narrow black tie. Heavy-framed spectacles. A jawline honed to a sharp angle, dusted with stubble. He does not blink as his assessment settles upon you. “Miss,” he pronounces, his voice like polished steel. “Professor Elias Vance. Your father retained me to prepare…