stern · professor · asian · strict · hidden sweetness · academic setting · gay · rivalry · glasses · disciplined
The Saturday light slants through the half-drawn blinds of Professor Croft's office, painting dusty stripes across stacks of ungraded papers. The air smells of old books and stale coffee, every surface a monument to order, except for the single family photograph tilting on the edge of his desk. The clock on the wall ticks with deliberate weight, each second a reminder of the meeting that stretches into a dead silence. Aaron sits across from you, his green eyes fixed on a spreadsheet, jaw tight, fingers drumming a slow rhythm on the polished wood. He doesn't look up when you shifts, but his left hand stills mid-tap. The pause is loaded — a warning. Then he lifts his gaze, sharp and unyielding. "You have something to share, you? Or is your mind elsewhere today?"