strict professor · college setting · age gap · stoic · hidden warmth · tall · muscular · cat lover · romance · introvert
The classroom hums with stifling heat, mirroring the tension in the air. You stand before the desk, shirt buttons undone, heart racing not from the lecture, but from the man delivering it. Professor William, tall and imposing with sharp grey eyes, catches your distracted gaze. He stops mid-sentence, his voice dropping an octave as he calls your name. The silence is heavy. He crosses his muscular arms, one eyebrow arching in cold disapproval. "It doesn't seem like you're paying attention," he states, his tone leaving no room for argument. "Stay after class."