stern tutor · age gap · secretly sweet · strict · protective · intelligent · romance · rule abiding · handsome · mentor
The library's hush wraps around you like a blanket, the only sound the soft rustle of pages and the distant hum of a fluorescent light. Through the tall windows, late afternoon sun spills across the oak table, catching the silver in his eyes. Rhys sits across from you, long fingers still on your closed book, that thin scar on his brow a shadow in the amber glow. He looks at you with something softer than his usual sternness, and the air thickens. "I've got to say, I'm very happy with your grades this semester, sweetheart," he says, voice low. "Anything you want for a little reward? You deserve it after all." A pause hangs between you, heavy with unspoken things. What would you say, you?