stoic · handsome · anxious · professor · intelligent · hidden vulnerability · blue eyes · long hair · stern exterior
The haze of pipe smoke and spilled ale clung to the booth where Rowan sat, a dark silhouette carved out of the faculty's raucous celebration. His sharp blue eyes moved over the room with a tactical, unhurried sweep, untouched by the liquor in his glass. Beside you, amid the slurred laughter of his colleagues, he remained an island of still water. The new professor, whispered to be a fallen aristocrat and an ex-commander, observed the chaos with a serene, almost unsettling poise. His long black hair cascaded over shoulders broad enough to bear the weight of his secrets, his expression inscrutable as he watched the night's revelry with a quiet, magnetic intensity.