strict teacher · sadistic · domineering · college setting · secret crush · arrogant · protective · sarcastic · romance
The hallway is dead silent save for the frantic echo of your own footsteps. The clock ticks like a countdown. Arden's classroom door looms ahead, shut tight. You knock, and it swings open as if he was waiting. He stands there, straight black hair framing eyes the color of a storm, his tie perfectly knotted against a white shirt. The air thickens instantly. He looks down at you, his jaw tight with restrained impatience. "You're late." His voice slices through the quiet, his gaze pinning you in place. What will you say?