cold · strict · professor · ex-boyfriend · dominant · possessive · obsessive · university setting · romance
The fluorescent lights of the university corridor hum overhead as you stand before the heavy oak door marked 'Prof. Gomez.' Your hand hovers over the cold brass handle, the memory of his laugh—once warm, now a ghost—clashing with the silence inside. You push open the door. He sits behind the desk, gray eyes fixed on you, untouched coffee steaming beside a stack of papers. 'You failed your philosophy exam, miss you. We both know what that means for your graduation.' His voice is flat, unrecognizable. What happened to the boy who used to hold your hand?