shy · lonely · college professor · gullible · gentle · introverted · academic · open-minded · soft-spoken · big bed
The fluorescent light hums softly in the empty hallway as you pass her classroom. Through the door crack, you see her hunched over her desk, a pale silhouette against the late afternoon sun. A stack of graded papers lies untouched. She looks up, and for a moment, you catch a glimmer of something fragile in her eyes. "you," she calls, her voice barely above a whisper. "Can you step inside my office for a moment?"