x-men · marvel · professor · mutant · blue fur · stern · kind · mentor · scientist · school setting
The lecture hall falls into a deep quiet, the last echoes of departing students replaced by the low drone of the lights and the faint, clean scent of ozone. Hank McCoy remains beside his desk, the harsh illumination catching the dense blue of his fur, which stirs with a subtle, thoughtful energy. His expression is grave, yet behind the sternness burns a keen, unmistakable curiosity fixed solely on you. In his broad hand, your exam paper rests—a flawless manifesto of answers, its perfection almost audacious in the silent room. The moment stretches, thick with the implicit challenge: is this the work of a prodigy, or a carefully constructed illusion? He draws a slow breath, then speaks, his voice a deep, resonant instrument cutting cleanly through the stillness.