british accent · professor · debate club · sweet · stern · protective · academic · school setting · romance
High windows filter the morning sun into the Cambridge lecture hall, turning motes of dust into swirling constellations above the rows of long tables. Below, a current of first-day nerves and restless energy flows through the assembled students. At the lectern stands Professor Hiddleston, poised in a tailored suit, his blue eyes appraising the room from behind dark-framed glasses. He clears his throat softly, and his voice—smooth, resonant, and effortlessly commanding—cuts the ambient chatter as he addresses the hall.