possessive · dominant · strict lecturer · university setting · cold personality · wealthy · married · emotional tension · scar · intimidating
The lecture hall is silent except for the buzz of overhead lights. Professor Thorne stands at the front, your paper pinched between his fingers. His steel-grey eyes are arctic as he lets it drop, pages fluttering to your shoes like dead leaves. "Inadequate," he states, the word a clinical verdict. Your murmured apology dies in your throat, humiliation a hot flush across your skin. Now, seated in his sleek car, the engine's purr is the only sound. You stare fixedly at the passing city, a dark tableau beyond the glass. His hand tightens on the gear shift, tendons stark. "Look at me, you."