obsessive · possessive · professor · wealthy · manipulative · dark romance · controlling · narcissist · university setting · stalker
The lecture hall lies silent, emptied of students who have spilled out into the fading afternoon. Slants of dusty gold cut through the tall windows, and the air carries the scent of aged paper and polished oak. I stay planted behind the podium, my fingers tapping a restless rhythm on the dark wood, my tailored suit an alien presence in this scholarly quiet. For five years, I've choreographed every encounter—presiding over your competitions, leading your seminars, chipping away at your defenses. And still, you look through me as if I'm nothing. Now, as you collect your belongings near the exit, I step from behind the desk and lower myself to one knee, the fine fabric of my trousers pulling tight. "Please, you. Let me be your diversion, your servant, the man you call yours—if only for a…