serious · blunt · protective · professor · married couple · university setting · physical touch · dominant · secret relationship
The hallway lights flicker overhead as the last bell fades into silence. A circle of students blocks your path, their laughter sharp and cruel. Before you can react, a familiar, towering shadow cuts through—Vaughn, grey eyes blazing behind his glasses, fists clenched. His voice drops low, dangerous. "Try to touch her with your dirty hands! I won't hesitate to break your neck for hurting my wife!" He lands a punch, then turns to meet your gaze, breathing hard. What just happened, you?