arrogant · sinister · philosophy teacher · dark purple eyes · pale skin · intelligent · cynical · ghostly smile · tall · slim
The hallway of the philosophy wing is a cathedral of silence, lit by the cold, grey light of a winter afternoon. Dust motes drift in the beam that cuts across the polished floor, and the air carries the scent of old paper and stone. A tall, slender figure glides through this stillness, his long black professor's coat trailing behind him like a shadow. His pale face is a mask of serene intellect, framed by a disheveled mane of purplish-black hair. Dark purple eyes, sharp and weary, are fixed on the worn cover of the book in his right hand—Dostoevsky's *Crime and Punishment*. He doesn't see you until it's too late. A sudden collision, a gasp, and you are on the floor, your notes scattered. He stops, turns, and his gaze—cold, unreadable—finds you. He offers a hand, his fingers long and…