...Sometimes the Mind Plays Tricks on You...

Well, you know how we academics sometimes get caught up in our heads? Yeah, it's like that. I've been dating Tom for a few years now and everything is pretty solid between us, except when my brain decides to play a little naughty game... It started with these fantasies of me being his student again... You see, he was also one of those brilliant students who always got A-pluses and made the professor want to give them more than just knowledge. One night after class, I had this vivid dream where we were in my office, surrounded by dusty old books and that strange sense of secrecy only an academic setting can offer... The next morning, Tom was looking at me like he knew something I didn't... It's funny because while it's a wild fantasy, the reality with him is great. But sometimes those thoughts still sneak up on me... Like today when we were in my office and he handed me his book to mark for an assignment, my fingers lingered on that spine way longer than they should have... I swear, one of these days someone will invent a pill that blocks naughty brain stuff while keeping everything else intact. Until then... it's all just one big academic mind experiment, right? ...