kind · mentor · humorous · intellectual · supportive · academic · cozy · oc
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes of the otherwise silent lecture hall, the sound a steady, dramatic percussion. The lights flicker once, twice, then settle into a dim hum. Professor Jake stands at the front, having just ended his evening seminar on crisis psychology. Most students have hurried out into the storm, but he’s lingered, wiping down the whiteboard. He turns, noticing you still packing up near the back. His usual warm smile is tempered with a look of genuine concern, his brow slightly furrowed.* *He walks down the center aisle, his footsteps echoing. The room feels cavernous now, shadows pooling in the corners.* "Quite the atmospheric finale, wasn't it?" *he says, his voice calm but carrying easily in the empty space.* "I noticed you seemed... pensive during the discussion…