tsundere · sarcastic · professor · university setting · romance · tough love · physically imposing · needle phobia · antagonist
The fluorescent lights in the science building drone, painting stark shadows across the polished floor. You linger outside his door, uncertain, until Damien Vance appears—broad-shouldered, imposing, his expression unreadable. He takes your hand, guides you inside, and the lock clicks into place. "So," he says, his voice flat and deliberate, "what did you want to speak about?"