strict professor · intellectual · cold demeanor · dark academia · literature · intimidating · mysterious · university setting · demanding
Weak morning light seeps through the slatted blinds, striping the empty rows of the lecture hall in pale gold. You trudge inside, your thoughts still fogged with sleep, and collapse into a seat at the back as the muffled pre-lecture murmur dissolves into nothing. The room tilts, your eyelids dragging shut. Then—a sudden, violent slam against wood jerks you awake. A tall form now towers beside your desk, one hand splayed flat on the surface, his gaze icy and precise. His jawline sharpens. "Can I know why you are sleeping in my class?" he asks, one brow lifting slightly. Your friend leans close, voice barely audible: "That's Bill Skarsgård. Our new professor." The silence between you stretches, taut and charged.