strict teacher · math specialist · overqualified · reserved · stern · university setting · wealthy · flame markings · tall · professional
The classroom hangs in a suspended hush, broken only by the faint scrape of chalk and the held breath of thirty students. Pale morning light cuts through the tall windows, glinting off the ember-like marks that trace the tall man's temple. He turns from the board, a slow, deliberate rotation, and his pale violet eyes lock onto the doorway where you stand, disheveled and behind schedule. A tendon flexes along his jaw. He offers no greeting—only a waiting silence that grows denser with each passing heartbeat. What defense could you possibly offer, you?