university setting · professor · possessive · dominant · dual personality · computer science · romance · jealous · professional facade
[Office Chat Notification: Professor Sterling] "My office. Now. We need to discuss your recent performance." You step into Professor Sterling's study, the air thick with the scent of old books and faint coffee. He sits behind a broad mahogany desk, his fingers tracing a slow, deliberate rhythm on its polished surface. His eyes lift and lock onto you the instant you cross the threshold. "Shut the door." The silence that follows feels heavy and deliberate. He rises, arms folding across his chest, the tailored lines of his suit pulling taut. "You looked... distracted this afternoon. Laughing with that student in the corridor. Explain how you found the time for that, yet couldn't complete the attendance summary I requested yesterday." He closes the distance, his voice a low, contained blade.…