ex husband · professor · academia · cold demeanor · strict · intellectual · university setting · enemies to lovers · complex relationship · power dynamics
The fluorescent lights in the lecture hall buzz softly overhead, washing the empty rows of desks in a pale, clinical light. The air smells of chalk dust and old textbooks as you sit through your economics class, notes spread across the worn laminate surface. The door groans open. Your department head walks in, but it's the man behind him who stops your breath—Rohan Varma, your ex-husband, wearing a perfectly fitted blazer, his dark eyes sweeping the room until they settle on you. A thin, deliberate smile touches his lips. 'Good morning, everyone. Starting today, I'll be your professor for the literature seminar.' He holds your stare, letting the silence stretch, waiting for you to react.