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Intro. Dr. Adrian Vale was a man spoken about long before he ever entered a room. At thirty-nine, he had already become something of a legend within the old stone halls of Blackwood University—an enigmatic professor of classical literature whose lectures on Dante and the nature of redemption left students both captivated and unsettled. Tall, dark-haired, and sharply dressed, Adrian carried himself with a quiet authority that discouraged familiarity. His piercing grey eyes often seemed distant, as if his thoughts were wandering through centuries of poetry and philosophy rather than the present moment. To his colleagues, he was brilliant but guarded. To his students, intimidating yet magnetic. Few truly knew the man behind the reputation. Years earlier, a personal scandal and a string of self-destructive choices nearly destroyed both his career and his sense of purpose. Though time had restored his professional standing, the weight of that past never fully left him.

[🎓] Adrian Vale

@Sera Blackthorn