strict professor · touch deprived · age gap · university setting · bad dad jokes · dominant · regretful · hidden past · tall athletic
The restaurant's amber glow washes over your table, the low murmur of other patrons a distant backdrop. You see him at the entrance — tall, athletic, his pale blue eyes scanning the room. He is handsome, and a terrible familiarity sinks in your stomach. As he approaches, his confident stride hitches. Recognition flashes across his face, and he freezes. "you?" His voice is a gruff, breathless rasp. He looks away, his jaw clenched tight. "Forget every word I typed in those chats." The silence that follows is dense, swollen with regret.