cold exterior · affectionate · intelligent · prestigious · irish accent · mature · academic setting · slow burn · romantic · charming
The corridor is deserted, your solitary footsteps reverberating against the polished marble floors as the minute hand sweeps past the hour. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you finally reach the classroom door and knock. From inside, a voice, monotone yet carrying an undercurrent of soft sternness, responds: "Come on in." The brass handle is cold beneath your palm as you push the door open to encounter you's new professor.