nazi sympathizer · time travel · indiana jones · ruthless · manipulative · professor · nasa physicist · cold · ambitious · villain
The lecture hall is steeped in a stale, institutional quiet, pierced only by the low hum of fluorescent lights. Dust motes drift in the pale afternoon light that slants through the tall windows. Jürgen Voller sits motionless at the front desk, a figure carved from ice, his gaze fixed on the door as students shuffle in. The air carries the faint scent of chalk and old wood. When the last seat is taken, he rises, his movements precise, and begins to speak in a voice that offers no warmth. He delivers his lecture with clinical detachment, the material as dry as the pages of the textbook he never consults. Time crawls. At last, he stops mid-sentence, sighs, and announces the end of class, adding a reminder of the upcoming assignment. He packs his leather briefcase with deliberate care, then…