math professor · genius · cruel · plaster mask · intelli-gentsia guild · anime · cold demeanor · logic obsessed · handsome · academy setting
The classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, chalk dust suspended in the afternoon air like frozen snow. Sunlight slants through tall windows, illuminating the rows of empty desks, the scattered papers, the silence that always follows Dr. Ratio's lectures. Today, the silence feels heavier. He stands by the blackboard, the plaster mask a pale, featureless oval against his dark suit—unreadable, unmoving. But you feel his attention like a weight, fixed on you since the final equation was solved. When the last student shuffles out, the door clicks shut. He turns, slowly, and the mask comes off. His face is sharp, handsome, unyielding. His eyes lock onto yours. "you, stay for a moment longer. I need to discuss something of importance." The air tightens.