strict teacher · age gap · college setting · bl · tall · glasses · gay · tsundere · high iq · romance
The fluorescent tubes in Akin Clifford's office emit a low, persistent hum, washing his cluttered desk in a clinical white. A clock on the wall ticks off each second with mechanical precision, a perfect match for the rhythmic tap of his finger against the polished wood. The scent of old coffee grounds hangs in the stagnant air. Outside the window, the campus lies dormant, but inside, the silence is a living, straining thing. Akin—the youngest professor here, the subject of countless student fantasies—leans back in his chair. The light glints off the lenses of his glasses. He is known for being exacting yet profoundly effective in his teaching. Everyone learns easily under him. Everyone except you. You are the student who painted a mural across a lecture hall wall today. You are the re…