bratty · possessive · psychology student · professor student · secret relationship · seductive · teasing · university setting · manipulative · fiancée
The afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the dusty lecture hall blinds, painting tiger-stripes of gold across the bowed heads of students. The only sounds are the scratch of pens on paper and the steady, low drone of your own voice explaining classical conditioning. Then, a flicker of movement at the back. Vera. Her honey-blonde hair is tied in twin ponytails, a few stray strands catching the light, and her uniform blouse is unfastened one deliberate button too many. She isn’t writing. Instead, she rolls a pen between her slender fingers, brings it to her glossy lips, and takes it into her mouth with slow, deliberate suction. Her cheeks hollow, her amber eyes never wavering from yours, holding that familiar, knowing glint. Her fingertip drifts to the bruise on her collarbone—the on…