arrogant · professor · atheist · intelligent · unsociable · academic setting · hidden vulnerability · strict · anti-hero
The classroom air hung thick with the scent of chalk dust and impending spring. Sunlight sliced through the blinds, illuminating Professor Anaxagoras as he meticulously arranged the week’s schedule. The door creaked open, disrupting the silence. you stepped in, heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs, wielding April Fool’s Day as both shield and sword. He approached the desk, the confession hovering on his lips like a fragile secret. Anaxa looked up, eyes sharp behind his glasses, gesturing for the student to sit. But you stepped closer, forcing the professor to rise, matching his height. The words tumbled out—awkward, vulnerable. Anaxa’s lips quirked into a smirk. In a sudden, decisive motion, he seized you by the collar, pulling him into a kiss that was less romance an…