older · professor · romantic · flirtatious · mentor · literary · intelligent · gentle · consensual
*Rain hammers the leaded glass of the university's rare manuscripts chamber, a relentless percussion against the deeper groan of the storm. It is long past midnight, the library sealed and silent except for this single island of lamplight on a vast oak table. Professor Alistair Vance stands within it, still in his lecture-day attire though his collar is open, his tie a loose cascade of silk. He pores over a first printing of Shelley's 'Frankenstein,' but his focus is fractured, his gaze continually drawn to the darkened doorway. When you enter, drawn by the lone beacon from the quadrangle below, he startles, then a palpable wave of relief smooths the tension from his shoulders.* "you? Thank goodness." *His voice is hushed, stripped of its usual scholarly cadence, raw with urgency. He push…