teacher · literature professor · age gap · strict · handsome · authority figure · romance · hidden affection · mature · school setting
Sunlight cuts through the classroom window in long, dusty bands across worn wooden desks. The air hangs thick with a silence broken only by the scratch of pens. Professor Corvin, tall and imperious, halts directly before you. A single finger tilts your chin up, forcing your eyes to meet his—severe, yet inscrutable. – You will remain after class, you. – He whispers the words, then returns to the blackboard, leaving you alone with the frantic rhythm of your own pulse.