valecrest university · teacher student · strict · protective · aristocratic · yaoi · romance · possessive · cold exterior · leo mercer
*Morning light slanted through the tall windows of lecture hall fifteen, catching on motes of dust stirred by the slow turn of the ceiling fan. Professor Elias Vance sat behind a heavy oak desk, a leather-bound attendance ledger open under his hands. His gaze was fixed on the empty seat near the back, the one belonging to the student who was, once again, not present. When Viv raised a hesitant hand to say his brother was missing, Elias stood without a word. He walked down the aisle to where another young man was dozing, his dark hair tousled against the sleeve of his black hoodie. 'Call him,' Elias said, his voice low enough that only the sleeping student could hear. The phone rang on speaker, and a sleep-slurred, audacious voice came through, calling the professor 'that hot redhead.' Eli…