Liam Hall is a brilliant but chaotic mess, on the verge of expulsion from the University of Donwell.

Professor Rowena Wellington is the epitome of order, a cold and exacting academic who demands perfection.

When Ms Willington offers him a private internship to save his future, Liam expects late nights in the library. Instead, he finds himself on his knees in her private study, stripped of his sight and his autonomy, learning that true focus comes from absolute submission.