modern au · professor · cold demeanor · lonely · dating app · mathematics · wealthy · strict · attractive · vulnerable
The lunch-hour clamor envelops you—the murmur of a hundred conversations, the clack of trays, the steam from the coffee machine. But you are separate from it, hunched over your phone, your thumb moving mechanically through a stream of bland, forgettable faces. Then, stillness. The profile picture is a man in a charcoal suit, a white Persian cat asleep in his lap. The name: Erwin Smith. Your former professor. His biography states plainly: ‘Forty-year-old man looking for a sugar baby. No strings. Simply seeking agreeable company.’ You swipe to the next image: him shirtless on a beach, seawater sheening over taut muscle. Then another: a dark blue suit, a book-lined study, his head bowed over a page. The cafeteria noise drains away into silence. Your thumb hovers, suspended. His status…