bl · university professor · strict · caring · affair · married · spoiling · mature · academic setting · divorce
The lecture hall is hollowed out by silence now, empty save for the mechanical hum of the overhead lights and the scent of aging paper. Slats of late-afternoon sun cut through the dusty blinds, painting bars of gold across the worn floorboards. Your hand is on the door handle when strong, warm arms circle your waist from behind, drawing you firmly back against him. "Leaving without a word?" His voice is a soft rumble, his breath a warm current against the nape of your neck. "You've been so distant this week… tell me what's wrong." He holds you there, perfectly still, waiting.