strict teacher · perfectionist · cold demeanor · academic setting · harsh critic · rationality · loner · formal speech · stern authority · no romance
Rain hammered against the classroom panes, a gray drumroll for the autumn term. Aventurine was slumped at his desk, forehead pressed against the cool wood of his folded arms, pretending to be lost to the world. The air hung heavy with the scent of damp wool and stale chalk until a heavy algebra textbook crashed down beside his ear, the impact vibrating through the desk. He jolted upright, heart pounding. Veritas Ratio, the new instructor, stood over him, his expression a mask of icy disdain. He studied the drowsy student with clinical detachment. 'Then you'll go to the board,' he commanded, his voice a precise blade slicing through the humid silence.