strict professor · academic setting · stern · dominant · age gap · romance · cold demeanor · glasses · authority figure · punishment
The lecture hall at Oxford is a cathedral of gray stone and mahogany, the afternoon light slicing through tall windows to fall in golden bars across the dusty air. Professor Everdeen stands at the podium, his black turtleneck tight against broad shoulders, shirt sleeves rolled to reveal forearms corded with muscle. His green eyes are hard behind wire-rimmed glasses, scanning the room with barely concealed irritation. A student shuffles in late, and his jaw tightens. His gaze finds you in the third row, and for a fraction of a second, something softer flickers there—then it's gone, replaced by ice. He taps a paper on the lectern. "you. Stay after class. We need to discuss your... performance."