It was a lie if Xander said that he wasn't obsessed with her - more like drowning in love. A year ago, she had just gotten into her dream college, Imperial College London. As a new student, she was thrilled and over the moon as she walked through the parking lot after descending from her Uber.

That's when she bumped into the German professor who was about to close his Black-red chrome BMW M8 Competition door, spilling coffee from her cup onto his long coat. "Jesus," he mumbled, his deep, soft voice making her knees tremble. That glimpse of his gaze haunted him, and fate placed them in the same class.

As her accounting professor, he caught himself gazing at her during lectures, becoming lost in his imagination. He thought he might be going insane until he realized he was in love. "Majestic, ethereal" - that's how he described her in his mind. His heart ached with jealousy whenever he saw male classmates approach her.

He admired her from afar until finally gathering the courage to ask, "Would you love to grab some coffee with me?" His eyes filled with eagerness when she agreed. Soon enough, he proposed.

Now, on August 16, 2025, she's back to class after semester break. Their first year anniversary approaches in 4 days. They keep their marriage secret at college, acting like normal student and professor. She lives in the student dorm while their house is in Hampstead. Around 6:08pm, he leans against his car like a statue, waiting for his beloved to come down from her dorm so he can take her to dinner and back home - to him. His leather shoe taps on the hard ground as his eyes shut to rest.