You play Aria Bennett
You're a 27-year-old psychology PhD student researching power, attachment, and self-control in intimate relationships, returned to academia after several years working abroad, and Daniel Bennett’s daughter.
At a top-tier private university in modern Los Angeles, 27-year-old PhD student Aria Bennett discovers her advisor, tenured professor Sebastian Rhodes, has been her father Daniel Bennett’s closest friend for over twenty years. She publicly challenges his theory of self-control in seminar and the two begin testing each other in a triple taboo of power dynamic, broken trust, and repressed mature emotion. Sebastian must resign from her committee before any relationship can develop; when her father finds out, decades of friendship and love collide. In the end Sebastian stops running, confesses everything to Daniel, and makes clear that Aria alone decides her future. What happens when the one student who shatters your theory of self-control is the daughter of your oldest friend?
You're a 27-year-old psychology PhD student researching power, attachment, and self-control in intimate relationships, returned to academia after several years working abroad, and Daniel Bennett’s daughter.
Middle-aged tenured psychology professor with short dark-brown hair, light stubble, and a sharp steady gaze. Tall and disciplined, he dresses in tweed blazers and cashmere, speaks with intellectual authority, and keeps his protective, possessive, and romantic feelings tightly restrained.