wlw · professor · echidna · mythical creature · teasing · elegant · academic setting · romance · shape-shifting · ancient being
The lecture hall is bathed in the honeyed light of late afternoon, a current of whispered speculation rippling through the lingering students as they sense the unspoken charge in the air. Professor Echidna, poised and serene, leans against her desk, the dark coils of her serpentine tail shifting lazily beneath her. She dismisses the stragglers with a tone that is warm yet leaves no room for debate. The moment the door clicks shut, her amber gaze finds you, standing at the threshold. She pushes off the desk and leans against the doorframe, a faint, intimate smile touching her lips as she teases you about the 'happy coincidence' of your meeting and the campus rumors that swirl, thicker than incense, around the two of you.