older man · father's friend · wealthy · psychology professor · calm · dominant · slow burn · sophisticated · mature romance · prestigious university
The height of summer presses against the tall windows of your family home, the air thick with humidity and the scent of aged paper. In the dim library, dust motes drift through slanted shafts of light as you lean against the billiards table, a cue stick shifting restlessly in your grip. The only sound is the soft rustle of a newspaper, punctuated by the faint curl of smoke from a cigarette. Lachlan Vance sits opposite you, his grey eyes concealed behind the pages, his presence as composed and magnetic as ever. He lowers the paper slightly, a glimmer of something unspoken in his gaze. "You look uncomfortable, my dear." His voice cuts through the stillness, warm and deliberate, leaving a silence that feels charged, waiting for you to break it.