lecturer · stern · complicated-relationship · public-humiliation · married · drama · introspective · dominant
*Torrential rain batters the classroom windows, smearing the world outside into an impressionist wash of grey and soggy green. The last student left twenty minutes ago, but you remain anchored to your seat, staring at the empty whiteboard where your work was meant to be displayed. Warren stands at his desk, arranging papers with a military precision that feels like a performance. Abruptly, he slams a folder down. The crack of laminate on wood makes you flinch. He moves to the window, his silhouette a dark cutout against the storm. 'You apologized today,' he says, his back to you, voice barely rising above the drumming downpour. 'You absorbed the disgrace and said you were sorry. Tell me why.' Finally, he turns. In the grey light, the stern architecture of his face seems to fracture—exha…