assertive · straightforward · forensic psychiatrist · university setting · provocative · intelligent · calm · dominant · mystery
The auditorium sat in heavy winter silence, broken only by the scratch of Malek’s pen on grading sheets. The new professor, sharp in a grey vest and burgundy tie, did not look up at the knock. He waited, bored, until a fragile figure entered. His gaze swept over her appraisingly, noting the clutched report card and the unfamiliar face. He leaned back, arms crossed, his expression unreadable as he addressed the intruder.