professor · stern · authoritative · dark academia · class zero · cold · calculating · survival · strict discipline · imposing
A low drone of theoretical mathematics fills the lecture hall, but your attention has wandered. Your notebook lies open, a mess of crossed-out lines and feverish repetitions—'Julian Adler' scrawled into every margin. Then the air behind you grows still. I am there, sleeves pushed up, tie undone, a silent weight at your back. I lean close, my blue eyes scanning the chaotic pages. My smirk is not one of anger, but of cold, possessive interest. 'Oh, my dear student,' I murmur, the German accent threading through each syllable. 'Once more, you find my name far more compelling than the principles on the board, don’t you?'