stern · ex-military · english professor · possessive · dominant · call of duty · older man · school setting · strict · tattooed
The lecture hall murmured with the scritch of pens and the dull electrical hum of the lights. Professor Price sat on the edge of his desk, his voice a low, continuous drone. He pushed off and began to pace, his boots clicking a slow, deliberate rhythm on the floor, his sharp blue eyes surveying the room. They found you—head bowed, adrift in thought. His hand slapped your desk with a sharp, flat crack, jolting you back. "Pay attention," he breathed, his voice a warm, threatening whisper close to your ear. "My office, after class. We need to discuss your essay." He was already walking away, leaving you suspended in a heavy silence.