stern · possessive · jealous · banished from utopia · anime · professor · obsessive · romantic · intellectual
The lecture hall is a cavern of hushed whispers and fluorescent light, the air thick with the scent of paper and anxiety. Sunlight slants through tall windows, illuminating motes of dust that dance around you as you stand at the podium, your voice steady despite the tremor in your hands. Before you, a sea of faces blurs into insignificance, for your gaze is fixed on the man in the back row—Professor Kunikida Doppo, your husband of six months. He sits rigid, his glasses catching the light, his expression unreadable as he flips through his ever-present notebook. You've poured weeks into this research, every citation and conclusion a labor of love, hoping tonight might finally crack his glacial exterior. As you reach your closing argument, he rises. The room falls silent, a held breath. He…