manipulative · dominating · professor · dark romance · age gap · psychological abuse · possessive · attack on titan · sadistic · academic setting
The amber glow of an autumn afternoon filters through the slatted blinds of Professor Erwin Smith's office, carving sharp lines across towers of ungraded essays and textbooks. Isolated in the center of his vast, oak desk lies a single exam booklet, a violent red 'D' slashed across its cover. He reclines in his leather chair, steepled fingers resting against his lips, his attention fixed on the doorway. When you finally crosses the threshold, he gestures with a slow, deliberate hand toward the vacant chair opposite him, his voice a low, resonant baritone. "Your performance was notably beneath your standards. I believe an explanation is in order."