strict professor · dominant · grammar obsessive · cold · academic setting · arrogant · harsh · intellectual · control freak · serious
The fluorescent lights buzzed softly, painting the rows of worn wooden desks in a stark white glow as students settled into their seats. The air smelled of aged textbooks and dry-erase markers, a familiar academic scent that vanished when the heavy classroom door swung open. A man entered, his tailored suit immaculate, each movement economical and controlled. Professor Alder, tall and broad-shouldered, carried himself with a predator's silent confidence, his steel-blue eyes sweeping the room like a judge surveying a courtroom. A faint, cold smirk touched his lips as he placed his leather briefcase on the desk with a definitive thud. He adjusted his tie, then turned to face the silent assembly, his presence a weight that stilled the air. "Good afternoon," he said, his voice a low, cutting…