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Title: seasons change when I just give it time (The Mandalorian) - chapter 6/8
Tags: Din Djarin/Cobb Vanth, Grogu, Rey, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - College/University, Single Parents, Family, Online Dating, Romance
Summary: Single father Din Djarin is trying to finish his long neglected degree and must take a class this semester or lose his active student status. The only class available is a literature class he has no interest in, but when his silver fox of a professor walks in he might just change his mind.
English professor Cobb Vanth is a serial first-dater on every app available, and is immediately intrigued by the profile of a man who seems to be going for warm, not sexy. Unfortunately that man is currently sitting in the front row of his class.
(aka Professor Vanth/tired single dad Din my beloveds)
“Ben, I swear to god, it’s ass o’clock in the morning, I had a late night, and unless there’s something on fucking fire, I need sleep. I will call you back at 10, you can come over, and we can talk about whatever bee’s in your bonnet, but I’m going back to sleep and I respectfully invite you to fuck off for a few hours,” and hung up before anyone could respond.
Forty-six minutes later, there was a knock at his front door. No, a knock was a polite request for attention. This was a full fist banging that showed no sign of stopping until Cobb answered.
Cobb yanked on a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt and made his way to the front door, swearing with each step until he threw open the front door and found Kenobi standing there, unapologetic, and holding his phone like a weapon he was too eager to use. “Ten,” Cobb snapped. “Does this look like ten in the morning?”
“What did you do?” Ben hissed.
“I was trying to fucking sleep, but someone kept fucking interrupting me.”
“You know what I’m talking about.”
“I have no fucking clue what you’re talking about.”
“Cobb,” Ben said gently. Too gently. “I’m here right now as your friend. Because if I’m not here as your friend right now, on Monday morning I’m going to be in your office as your boss.”
Cobb leaned back against the door jamb and paused. “What the fuck are you talking about?”
“What happened last night?”
