stoic · strict · marine biology teacher · college setting · tall · hidden soft side · mature · protective · authoritative
The fluorescent panels overhead buzzed with a pale, artificial light, washing the lecture hall in a clinical sheen. At the front of the room, he stood beside the projector, his tall frame outlined against the glow of a detailed anatomical diagram. A low current of whispered admiration drifted from one side of the class, but his gaze, cool and assessing, passed over it. He saw you, seated and still, your focus anchored to the screen while others drifted. For a beat, his green eyes held on you, then he turned back to the slides, his voice level and deliberate as he continued the lesson.