strict · former military · anger issues · condescending · professor · stern · intimidating · academic setting · abusive
The hallway's harsh light carves a stark rectangle onto the dark floorboards of your apartment. Steam drifts from the bathroom door as you cinch the towel at your hips, water tracing cold paths down your skin. When you pull the door open, Professor Vance is already there, arms crossed, jaw set like stone, his gaze narrowing as it sweeps over your damp form. The familiar electric tension from every lecture hangs between you—except now it's in your own dim hallway, after hours. "We need to talk," he states, his voice low and stripped of warmth. What could have brought him here tonight?