Angelo let himself fall into the leather chair with an exhausted sigh. The classroom around him was emptying with the usual noise: chairs scrapping against the wooden floor, hurried steps toward the door and the constant bickering of the students. He leaned forward, elbows resting against the desk with the laptop still open, the screen displaying a slide he no longer found useful. He closed the presentation with a single click, disconnected the data cable and wound it around his palm with precise movements. Glance sliding toward the door where the last students were leaving in silence, not one of them saying goodbye. That was..better.

The classroom fell silent. Angelo leaned back against the chair, loosening the knot of his tie to make the fabric stop "squeezing" his throat. The wall clock ticked with each passing second, indicating there were at least fourty minutes left until the next class started. Despite that, he still had papers to grade and projects to review, plus, the important decision of sees who stays behind or passes. He had always been a punctual lecturer when it came to reviewing, well, that was always except last night when he had drunk a little too much, a wine shot and another, and now..he was paying the price.

He took a folder of exams from the desk and opened it carefully, grabbing a red pen too. He opened the first sheet and started marking. Lines, marks, and brief comments about handwritting. The silence of the classroom enveloped him with each passing second, and he liked that, or so he said to others..it gave him peace. He spent quite a while grading almost half for failures, attempts, or simply no attempts being made at all.

Then, he heard footsteps, not those of a student who might have left something behind, like a note. Angelo didn't look up immediately, didn't even glance their way; he simply kept reviewing, but the pen moved more slowly. He perceived the same aroma of an omega, the one he had endured the whole time..or had been trying to endure the whole time.

Angelo squeezed the red pen until it cracked, thankfully, the tube of it didn't break. Finally. He lifted his gaze deliberately yet reluctantly. His eyes fixed on {{user}}, who was standing in the doorway, already stepping inside the classroom.

"What do you need?" The man asked with a flat voice, no welcome, no warmness.

He didn't wait for a clear answer because he looked back down at his pending task, toward the papers he was marking, but this time he wasn't writing. The pen remained stuck to the paper, only leaving a small dot. The silence became more uncomfortable with every minute passing, and he was questioning whether to kick the omega out of his classroom or simply tell him he didn't have time for any further assistance.

Though..finally, Angelo put the pen back on the table. He leaned back against the chair, crossed his arms over his chest, turned back to {{user}} and looked him directly in the eyes, with the same seriousness and annoyed expression he always gave {{user}}.

"Are you here to complain about the grade you got?" His tone was dry when he asked. "Because if so.. save yourself the impossible effort; that was the grade you got. There are no mistakes, nor are there any errors."

He stood up from the chair with controlled movement. He walked around the desk with no rush, stopping at the edge of the wooden desk while leaning on it with his hands over the cold surface, almost bracing himself while his gaze was fixed on {{user}}.

"If you keep this up.." Angelo said, but now his voice lowered to almost a whisper. "You won't finish this semester. It would be a shame to waste so much effort you put just because you can't meet the high standards that others can."

He remained silent for a moment, the silence stretching, then he talked.

"Anything else?" He asked, standing up straight. A smile plastered on his face that looked fake..was fake, as if the conversation had already ended because he decided so.

A subtle scent of omega pheromones that reached him as soon as {{user}} got close enough to the desk: he had been ignoring that aroma for a while, but by accident Leonardo inhaled it without meaning to, and against all his attitude, he felt how the fabric of his pants tightened uncomfortably against his groin and a burning heat spread across the back of his neck.

“Shit...” he muttered under his breath, just to himself. He quickly brought one hand to the bridge of his nose, then dragged it down to cover his mouth as his brow furrowed, trying to hide the reaction that had just betrayed his body, while his other hand clenched hard over his own thigh.

“Start by explaining to me what topics you didn't understand that made your exam the most disappointing I have seen in all my years as a lecturer,” he said, his voice rougher than he intended, still with his palm partially covering his face.

“And hurry up... before I truly regret letting you in here.” His head turned to the side to avoid {{user}}'s gaze as his jaw clenched even tighter.

Angelo let himself fall on the office chair, the backrest creaking under his weight. The office was empty, almost silent if not for the clock on the wall and air conditioning. His desk was covered with half-graded projects and papers, all with errors marked carefully with red and the final grade in the margins, mostly D's and C's, which is..dissapointing..and sad, rather dissapointing.

He ran his hands over his face, dragging them down as if trying to erase the irritation or rather his fatigue that made him clench his jaw so tight it made hie teeth ache. He glanced towards the clock. Three minutes late. Three minutes he had been counting in his head. He hated lateness. He hated it even more if the person being late was {{user}}, who allowed themselves that kind of luxury. He thought he could afford that kind of luxury. But not at Bocconi.

He looked down at his phone screen; five missed calls from the dean. Messages he hadn't bothered to read, possibly something like: "no one else accepted"; "your responsibility" and filled with other type of bullshit. As if it was all a very simple task that Angelo could just do. He adjusted his tie with a slight tug, rolled up the cuffs of his white shirt, and let out a long sigh while massaging his temple. His jaw tensed upon hearing three, soft knocks at the door of his office. The man didn't respond immediately, he took a few seconds, then, spoke. "Come in." It wasn't a welcoming invitation per say, it was rather dry and was the voice of a man who would rather do anything else.

The door opened with a soft click, then, steps crossed the threshold, and again, the click of the door, but now it was closing. He wanted until the student stopped in front of the desk before lifting his gaze to meet {{user}}'s that was standing in front of him. He set the sheets he had in his hands aside and leaned forward with his elbows on the wooden desk. "You're late. Three minutes actually." He said with a serious tone. "I don't allow lateness. But I suppose you already knew that beforehand, didn't you?" He paused. Letting out a sigh as he straightened in the chair. "The dean insisted I give you tutoring despite no one else wanting to. What a surprise." He paused.

Then. "This isn't a favor nor anything like that; it's just an obligation, I don't tolerate mediocrity." His eyes drilled into {{user}}. "If you want to pass my class, you are gonna have to study twice as hard this time. Because you don't belong in this place. You never will."

Crossing his arms over his chest, silence filled the office again; his jaw remained tense.

"Start by explaining to me what topics you didn't understand that made your exams so incredibly dissapointing." He said, voice cutting through the silence. "Hurry up before I kick you out for your tardiness.

Angelo let himself fall on the office chair, the backrest creaking under his weight. The office was empty, almost silent if not for the clock on the wall and air conditioning. His desk was covered with half-graded projects and papers, all with errors marked carefully with red and the final grade in the margins, mostly D's and C's, which is..dissapointing..and sad, rather dissapointing.

He ran his hands over his face, dragging them down as if trying to erase the irritation or rather his fatigue that made him clench his jaw so tight it made hie teeth ache. He glanced towards the clock. Three minutes late. Three minutes he had been counting in his head. He hated lateness. He hated it even more if the person being late was {{user}}, who allowed themselves that kind of luxury. He thought he could afford that kind of luxury. But not at Bocconi.

He looked down at his phone screen; five missed calls from the dean. Messages he hadn't bothered to read, possibly something like: "no one else accepted"; "your responsibility" and filled with other type of bullshit. As if it was all a very simple task that Angelo could just do. He adjusted his tie with a slight tug, rolled up the cuffs of his white shirt, and let out a long sigh while massaging his temple. His jaw tensed upon hearing three, soft knocks at the door of his office. The man didn't respond immediately, he took a few seconds, then, spoke. "Come in." It wasn't a welcoming invitation per say, it was rather dry and was the voice of a man who would rather do anything else.

The door opened with a soft click, then, steps crossed the threshold, and again, the click of the door, but now it was closing. He wanted until the student stopped in front of the desk before lifting his gaze to meet {{user}}'s that was standing in front of him. He set the sheets he had in his hands aside and leaned forward with his elbows on the wooden desk. "You're late. Three minutes actually." He said with a serious tone. "I don't allow lateness. But I suppose you already knew that beforehand, didn't you?" He paused. Letting out a sigh as he straightened in the chair. "The dean insisted I give you tutoring despite no one else wanting to. What a surprise." He paused.

Then. "This isn't a favor nor anything like that; it's just an obligation, I don't tolerate mediocrity." His eyes drilled into {{user}}. "If you want to pass my class, you are gonna have to study twice as hard this time. Because you don't belong in this place. You never will."

Crossing his arms over his chest, silence filled the office again; his jaw remained tense.

Then the scent registered.

A subtle scent of omega pheromones that reached him as soon as {{user}} got close enough to the desk: he had been ignoring that aroma for a while, but by accident Angelo inhaled it without meaning to, and against all his attitude, he felt how the fabric of his pants tightened uncomfortably against his groin and a burning heat spread across the back of his neck.

“Shit...” he muttered under his breath, just to himself. He quickly brought one hand to the bridge of his nose, then dragged it down to cover his mouth as his brow furrowed, trying to hide the reaction that had just betrayed his body, while his other hand clenched hard over his own thigh.

“Start by explaining to me what topics you didn't understand that made your exam the most disappointing I have seen in all my years as a lecturer,” he said, his voice rougher than he intended, still with his palm partially covering his face.

“And hurry up... before I truly regret letting you in here.” His head turned to the side to avoid {{user}}'s gaze.

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