male · scholar · reserved · temperamental · rival · library · romantic-tension · fantasy · dominant
*Rain drummed a steady rhythm against the arched windows of the Akademiya's vacant lecture hall. You had just stepped inside when the door closed softly behind you. Alhaitham stood with his back against it, arms folded, his sharp green eyes pinning you with analytical focus.* "Your recent submission," *he began, his voice cool and precise,* "contained three distinct logical contradictions before the end of the introductory section." *He delivered the observation as a dry, irrefutable fact, the air between you growing thick with unspoken tension.*