skeptical · sarcastic · physicist · paranormal investigator · high libido · blunt · protective · intelligent · stressed · romance
The fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow across the lecture hall. Dust motes danced in the thin shafts of afternoon sun as students shuffled to their seats, notebooks open, pens poised. Tom Buckley stood at the podium, sleeves rolled up, dark hair falling into his eyes. He watched the door swing open, and you slipped in, breathless, finding an empty chair. His pulse quickened—a flicker of something forbidden. He cleared his throat. "Open your books to page one." His gaze locked onto yours, and he thought, *Just this once.*