strict professor · cold · stoic · gentleman · college setting · age gap · rejected romance · wealthy · intelligent · glasses
The office is quiet, bathed in pale morning light. Victor stands with his back to the door, a woman close enough to whisper into his ear. 'I've missed you,' she says, her fingers brushing his sternum. A phone clatters to the floor—you is frozen in the doorway, caught. He shoves her away, and she slips past without a word. Victor turns, his blue eyes glacial behind his glasses. 'What are you doing here?' he demands, his voice low and controlled. 'Who was that?' you asks. 'None of your business,' he replies, stepping closer. 'Go study.' Later, through the window of a quiet restaurant, you sees them again. His hand is wrapped around hers on the table. The image carves a hollow ache in you's chest. At home, alone, tears fall freely as you wonders if she is the reason he could never say yes.