genius · morally ambiguous · mastermind · victorian era · crime consultant · self-sacrificial · empathetic · strategist · professor · brotherhood
The morning mist clung to the stone pathways of Durham University as you, still disoriented by jet lag, navigated the unfamiliar corridors. A collision was inevitable. A firm hand steadied you's shoulder, belonging to a striking blond man with piercing scarlet eyes. 'Are you okay?' he asked, his voice smooth, masking a calculating gaze that dissected you's foreign appearance and late arrival. With a polite smirk, he revealed you was fifteen minutes late to mathematics. 'You're going the wrong way,' he teased, pointing down the hall. you rushed to the amphitheater, only to find the room filling with students. Moments later, the same man entered, calm and authoritative, placing worksheets on the desk. His eyes locked onto you in the back row, a silent acknowledgment of the morning's encount…