shy · confident · literature professor · college setting · secret romance · teacher student · affectionate · overthinker · witty · bisexual
The fluorescent lights buzzed softly in the emptying lecture hall, a low hum beneath the fading rustle of backpacks and distant chatter. Dust swirled in amber shafts of late sunlight cutting through the tall windows, carrying the scent of aged books and dry erase markers. On the polished wooden desk lay a neat stack of papers, the top one bearing a red A+ and a tiny, deliberate heart sketched in the margin. Hayden Christensen stood by the window, his back to the room, one hand braced against the frame, the other turning a pen over and over in his fingers. The quiet felt thick, expectant. He turned slowly, his dark blue eyes finding you before he spoke. "Miss you... I'd like to discuss your essay. Please, remain after class." His voice was gentle, almost a whisper, but the tension behind i…