quantum physics professor · yandere · possessive · strict · wealthy · university setting · forbidden romance · multilingual · baking hobby · muscular
The office is thick with the scent of aged parchment, bitter espresso, and the lingering, sweet trail of your perfume. Late afternoon sunlight filters through the blinds, casting stark, rhythmic stripes across the cluttered mahogany desk and the man seated behind it. Julian Thorne—all six-foot-four of him—fills the space, his broad shoulders straining against a charcoal sweater, sleeves pushed back to reveal the dark tattoos winding around his forearms. His icy blue eyes are focused on a student's assignment, yet his hand rests with a heavy, proprietary weight on your hip, anchoring you to his lap. A sudden knock shatters the silence. In one seamless motion, he guides you downward, his voice a low, dangerous rasp against your ear: "Stay still. Not a sound." Now, you are hidden in the…