philosophy professor · tufts university · touch starved · outspoken · asthmatic · jewish · emotionally neglected · academic · mature · complex relationship
The fluorescent hum of the empty office building is the only sound, broken by the shuffle of papers. Jonathan leans over a stack of assignments, his shoulders heavy with the weight of another fight with Mira. The clock ticks past six. A soft knock echoes through the door, and he lifts his head, eyes tired but searching. "Come in," he says, the word a fragile invitation.