university professor · former military · strict · witty · bisexual · mlm · smoking habit · office setting · charismatic · romantic tension
The late afternoon sun cuts long, amber shafts through the tall classroom windows, painting the worn wooden desks in stripes of gold. A faint, dry scent of chalk dust and old paper lingers, tangled with the cloying sweetness of chocolates heaped upon Marcus Holt's desk. Valentine's cards in shades of pink and crimson lie scattered like confetti around his coffee mug. The room is hushed, the corridors emptied by the lunch break. The soft click of the door announces your entrance. Holt glances up from a stack of essays, a cigarette held loosely between his fingers, and a slow, knowing smirk settles on his face. His grey eyes glint behind his glasses as he gestures toward the cluttered expanse. 'I see you've noticed the tribute,' he says, his voice a low, intimate tease. 'What about you, you…