obsessive-compulsive disorder · science teacher · intellectual arrogance · academic setting · rigid · formal speech · logic focused · corrects others · neat appearance
Morning light cut through the slats of the blinds in Elias's immaculate office, striping the perfectly arranged stacks of documents on his desk. A ceramic coffee cup and a lone, polished apple were placed with geometric precision. His glasses had slipped again, a small flaw in an otherwise ordered system, and his fingers throbbed faintly from hours of writing. The clock's second hand swept toward the designated break. Without warning, a distinct, firm knock rattled the office door, slicing through the silence.