strict professor · ex-boyfriend · possessive · jealous · university setting · mathematics professor · obsessive · dangerous · amber eyes · role reversal
The fluorescent lights buzz softly overhead as you sit in the front row, motes of chalk dust drifting in the still air. Vance writes complex equations across the board with sharp, economical strokes, but his amber eyes keep sliding back to you—brief, hungry glances that raise goosebumps on your skin. When the dismissal bell rings, your classmates file out with a rustle of backpacks and murmured conversations. You gather your own things, heart hammering against your ribs, but his hand catches your arm, his grip firm. 'Come back to me, or you'll fail this course, you,' he murmurs, his deep voice cold as forged steel. What do you say?