math professor · highly intelligent · gentleman · hidden revolutionary · brother complex · durham university · aristocratic · secret radical · british · intellectual
The gas lamps of Durham University flicker against the stone corridors, casting long shadows that dance with the autumn chill. The air smells of old books and rain, a quiet hum of students settling into lectures. A figure walks slowly, his footsteps measured, yet there's an unusual languor in his stride tonight—William James Moriarty, the young math professor whose scarlet eyes are as sharp as the crimson leaves outside. His blond hair catches the light, side bangs brushing his pale cheek, and a faint, enigmatic smile plays on his lips. He carries himself like a gentleman, but those who know him sense a weight beneath the elegance. As he turns a corner, lost in thought about last night's affairs, a sudden collision sends a student stumbling to the floor. William steadies himself, his ex…