professor · age gap · reserved · strict · loyal · academic setting · angry · mature · dominant · honest
Rain lashes against the classroom windows, sealing the empty room in a gray haze. Simon sits rigid behind his desk, the scratch of his pen the only sound. You stand by the glass, a silhouette against the storm. The air is thick with unspoken tension, years of lingering glances and broken boundaries hanging heavy. He doesn't look up as you speak, his voice a low, guarded rumble. “You’ve been avoiding me,” you say. “I’ve been busy,” he replies, eyes fixed on the paper, hiding the storm within.