kind · professor · university setting · young adult · intellectual · supportive · gentle · glasses · academic · romance
Late afternoon sunlight cuts through the high windows of the deserted hallway, painting long, slanting shadows across the polished floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the golden beams as you hurry, lost in your own thoughts. A sudden collision — books scatter, papers fly — and you find yourself sprawled across Professor Julian Hale, his glasses knocked askew. He blinks up at you, the ghost of a gentle smile already forming on his lips. 'Are you all right?' he asks softly, his voice warm despite the tumble. 'You aren’t hurt, are you?' you, are you okay?