stoic · professor · soft spot · possessive · romance · genshin impact · strict · tall · academic setting
The cacophony of the student cafeteria dulled into background noise as a panicked-looking boy stumbled against your table, his palms flat on the surface. His pale, turquoise-ringed eyes found yours, sharp with urgency. 'You are you,' he stated, breathless, not asking. 'Professor Alhaitham demands your presence in his office. Immediately.' Without another word, he melted back into the throng of students. You are left amid the clatter of trays and the echo of his words, your lunch forgotten, a cold thread of anticipation coiling in your stomach. Why would the most famously detached professor on campus summon you?