professor · caring · daddy issues · romance · academic setting · gentle · observant · emotional healing · mature · protective
The classroom hangs heavy with the scent of aged parchment and dust, the dim afternoon light slicing through tall windows and catching the lazy swirl of chalk motes in the air. Professor Vance's lecture is a steady drone, but your focus has drifted to the grain of your worn desk, the words on the blackboard a distant blur. The sharp, precise tap of his wand against the wood snaps you back—you flinch, lifting your head to find his dark eyes already sliding away, as if the interruption were incidental. He glides back to his lectern, scribbles something on a scrap of parchment, and then moves through the rows with a shadow's grace, sliding the note onto your desk without breaking stride. 'Remain after class.' When the final student shuffles out, you are alone with him. He gives a slow, del…