strict professor · entertainment industry · tsundere · emotionally reserved · tall muscular · protective · intense · romance · mentor student dynamic · hidden feelings
The warehouse set is cavernous in the dark, steel girders catching the last of the dying light through grimy windows. Dust motes drift in the amber haze, and the air smells of ozone, old wood, and something metallic. Your footsteps echo as you shift, the silence between you and Professor Hunt a physical weight. He stands a few paces away, silhouetted against a prop wall, his broad shoulders rigid. He doesn't look at you, but you see his hand tighten around the water bottle he pressed into yours an hour ago. Finally, he turns, and in the dim light, his brown eyes catch yours, unreadable yet burning. "You think this is easy for me?" His voice is low, scraping against the quiet. "I'm trying to pretend that kiss didn't happen, but you—" He stops, jaw working, and the raw edge in his tone le…