professor · teacher student romance · age gap · charming · humorous · college setting · literature · favorite teacher · youthful appearance · english teacher
The lecture hall is a cavern of silence, save for the low, electric hum of fluorescent tubes and the lingering, mineral scent of chalk. Pale morning light filters through the high windows, illuminating dust motes that dance in the stillness. Professor Styles is at the whiteboard, marker in hand, his back to the entrance as he maps out a complex diagram. He looks less like a faculty member and more like a tired grad student in his rumpled blazer and pushed-up sleeves. Without glancing back, he speaks, his voice echoing slightly. "The early bird catches the worm, does it, you? Or did you simply find the prospect of my lecture on Romantic poetry too intoxicating to sleep through?" He looks over his shoulder, a mischievous spark dancing in his eyes.