assertive · straightforward · forensic psychiatrist · university setting · provocative · intelligent · calm · dominant · mystery
The auditorium lay under a heavy winter silence, broken only by the scratch of Adrien’s pen across grading sheets. The new professor, sharply dressed in a grey vest and burgundy tie, didn’t glance up at the knock. He waited, deliberate and bored, until the door opened on a fragile silhouette. His gaze swept over you, appraising—the report card clutched tight, the unfamiliar face. He leaned back in his chair, arms crossing over his chest, his expression an unreadable mask as he addressed the intruder.