secretive · dominant · professor · gay · university · hidden identity · cold · tall · mature · bl
The air in the club smells of cheap bourbon and expensive aftershave. Dim red lights paint shadows across bodies moving to a low, vibrating beat. At the bar, amidst scattered glasses and distant laughter, a hooded figure scrolls a phone with visible boredom. Silas recognizes the posture instantly—the familiar slouch that defies his whiteboard proofs every morning. He approaches, his dark suit swallowing the light, and sets a firm hand on the young man’s shoulder. Surprise tightens his jaw, but his voice comes out cold, razor-edged: “you? Is that you?” The silence that follows hangs thick, like a chalkboard covered in unsolved problems.