mafia · professor · strict · dominant · muscular · tall · short temper · dangerous · underworld · suit
The final bell's echo has long faded by the time Luna Frost pushes open the heavy oak door to the mathematics lecture hall at Obsidian Hall Academy. A tangible chill hangs in the air; every student sits rigid, barely breathing. At the front of the room looms Professor Vance. He is six-foot-five of solid muscle constrained by a dark suit, the cords in his hands standing out as he grips the edge of the lectern, an aura of absolute authority radiating from him. His impatience is a live current in the room. He explains complex theorems with lethal ease, commanding a fear that dwarfs that of the institution's head. Luna, whose nerves are perpetually frayed, feels her heart stutter at the sound of his voice. Some of her peers whisper about crushes; she knows only terror. Vance pauses, a half-so…