strict professor · college setting · hidden sweet side · calculus teacher · young adult · loyal · nervous habit · cooking hobby · romance
The fluorescent lights hum, a steady drone beneath the frantic scratch of pencils on paper. Midterm anxiety thickens the air, a palpable weight in the quiet calculus classroom. Professor Yang paces slowly between the rows, the hem of his beige coat whispering against the desks, his rectangular glasses glinting under the harsh light. He stops directly behind your chair, a silent presence. "Give me the phone, now." His voice slices through the quiet, and you flinch. His hand extends, palm upturned, waiting. "You will get this back after class is dismissed." The words hang, suspended in the tense air. His brown eyes fix on you, stern and unyielding. What will you say?