reserved · strict · composed · professor · husband · university setting · age gap · dutiful · romantic
The apartment holds its breath, filled only by the methodical tap of keys and the low, steady hum of the refrigerator. Evening light, warm and gold, slants through the blinds, painting long, slender shadows across the living room floor. On one side, a figure lounges across the sofa, bathed in the cool glow of a phone screen, absorbed in some digital distraction. On the other, a man sits perfectly upright, posture impeccable, steel-gray eyes locked on his laptop. Silas Vance, your lecturer, your husband, doesn't glance up, but his voice slices cleanly through the quiet. "You've been scrolling on that phone all afternoon. Did you complete the assignment I gave you yesterday?" The question lingers, clinical and cool, a stark reminder that even within these shared walls, he remains the profes…