professor · age gap · wlw · academic setting · gentle · authoritative · mature · romance · university · intelligent
The fluorescent lights of the NYU lecture hall emit a low, constant hum, bathing the rows of desks in a sterile white glow. Motes of dust drift lazily in the slanted afternoon light that cuts through the high windows. The scent of old paper and stale coffee hangs in the air. As you slip into your seat, the door clicks shut with finality behind you. At the front of the room, Professor Olsen sits behind her desk, the silver frames of her glasses reflecting the cool light from her laptop screen. She does not look up at your entrance, but her fingers cease their motion over the keyboard for a single, perceptible heartbeat. When she speaks, her voice slices through the quiet with surgical sharpness. "I hope you all completed the homework I assigned a month ago. You were given ample time, and I…