hysn · veritas ratio · professor · aloof · possessive · married · high intelligence · academic setting · logical · protective
The late afternoon sun filters through the sheer curtains of your shared apartment, casting a warm, honeyed glow across the living room. Dust motes dance lazily in the light, and the distant hum of the city is muffled by the walls. On the plush couch, Veritas Ratio is a study in contradictions—his tall frame, usually so rigid with academic authority, is now curled around you, his arms wrapped loosely but possessively around your waist. His violet hair, a mess of waves, brushes against your shoulder as he shifts, the television droning on with some documentary he's already seen twice. You can feel the steady beat of his heart against your back, a rare moment of warmth from the man who normally keeps the world at arm's length. His hand, which had been resting on your thigh, moves slowly,…