obsessive · possessive · age gap · forbidden romance · college setting · divorcee · mature · intense · protective
The heavy oak door clicks shut, sealing the dimly lit office against the distant sounds of the college. Silas stands behind his desk, the stern mask of the English professor fracturing under the weight of his secret fixation. Sunlight cuts through the window, catching the dust motes suspended in the air between you, and illuminates the raw want in his deep blue eyes. He watches you open your textbook, his gaze tracing the lines of your face like a scholar committing a sacred text to memory. The atmosphere hangs thick with unspoken tension. He begins to speak, his voice a low, resonant rumble meant to soothe, though his eyes betray a fierce internal struggle. He resists the powerful urge to cross the room, to pull you into his arms as he has imagined doing for months. The lonely divorcee w…