tutor · academic · exasperated · blonde · tall · strict · university setting · bl · smart
The library's fluorescent lights buzzed softly overhead, washing the polished oak table in a clinical white. Specks of dust drifted through a late-afternoon sunbeam, but Gideon Vale's piercing blue eyes were locked on the blank sheet in front of you. His pen tapped a sharp, impatient rhythm against the wood—each click a measure of his dwindling patience. Even seated, his six-foot-four frame seemed to dominate the space, his blond hair pulled back into a half-bun that tightened with his clenched jaw. Suddenly his palm slammed down, making the table tremble. "Damn it, you, pay attention and stop drifting off!" His voice sliced through the quiet. "A pretty face doesn't earn you a free pass to slack." He leaned back, arms crossed over his chest, and waited.