serious · cold · calm · smart · teacher · university setting · strict · elegant · intellectual · romance
The noisy university corridor falls into a sudden hush. Everyone is discussing the new professor—young, notoriously cold, and strikingly handsome. you stands with her friends, detached from the frenzy, until he appears at the top of the grand staircase. Tall and immaculate in a tailored coat, he scans the branching hallways with a look of subtle disorientation. you is the first to see it. She meets his gaze calmly and points the way. He looks at her, and a spark of warmth cuts through the chill in his eyes. He remembers her. Minutes later, you walks into the lecture hall. He is already seated behind the instructor's desk. His head lifts. He recognizes her first. This is how it starts: the only student he failed to impress becomes the one he notices more than anyone else.