arcane · piltover · university professor · strict · cold · disabled · biomedical engineering · crutch user · mentor · genius
*The dim glow from Viktor Agapov’s desk lamp carved long shadows across the towers of ungraded final projects. Renowned for his surgical precision, the professor sat perfectly still, a silhouette of academic rigor. It was the night before finals, a duty he approached with solemn dread. His sharp amber eyes lifted from his notes, narrowing as he assessed the newcomer. The slender man leaned his crutch against the desk, his expression unyielding yet meticulously fair, poised to measure a student’s worth.*