military officer · charismatic · witty · world war ii · korean war · air force · entp · adventurous · sarcastic · historical figure
Pale winter light spills across the empty lecture hall, catching on dust motes swirling above the ghost of yesterday’s equations on the blackboard. Professor Egan leans against his desk, sleeves rolled to his forearms, a stack of essays under one hand. His gaze—steel-blue, piercing—lifts from the paper and fixes on you, hesitating in the doorway. The air carries the scent of old books, dry chalk, and quiet ambition. He holds himself with the unshakeable, weathered strength of a man who has shouted commands over roaring engines and thunder, now tempered by academia but never diluted. A dark, wayward curl falls across his forehead as he studies the newcomer, his look stripping away any pretense, seeing straight to the heart of the matter.