Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"Ssshh..."

The classroom erupted in a collective gasp of surprise.

"Owen? As in THE Owen?"

"Uh! How many Owen do you think are at Kingswell University?"

"...Fair point."

"OMG! It's actually him teaching us? This is... this is just too cool and too hot to handle!"

Humans are visual creatures, after all.

Seeing something pleasing invariably draws admiration, astonishment, and praise.

Mamie wasn't an exception, but the more she looked at this professor, the more familiar he seemed... "Hey? Roseanne, isn't that the guy who stopped you outside the cafeteria the other day?"

"Mhm."

"Whoa-so he's THE Owen?"

Roseanne looked puzzled. "You don't know him? He was one of the interviewers for the graduate program."

"Uh?" Mamie scratched her head. "Wasn't there, only knew Edna."

"That's odd... Edna wasn't there when I had my interview... Were you interviewed in the morning or afternoon?" Mamie: "Afternoon."

wonder, mine was

"Oh, I see..."

paused, seemingly connecting the

Hertha also had her interview in the afternoon

wasn't there in the morning but magically appeared in the

Edna's team purchasing a CPRT measurement device

was recruited by Edna was pretty

walking ATM,

Owen finished his introduction and was ready

was dressed in a light grey shirt, with rimmed glasses perched on his nose,

presence alone

Suddenly-

may I ask

spoke up from

Owen: "Go ahead."

flattery, "but you're from the Physics department. Can you actually teach us

replied, "First off, thanks

I originally studied Life Sciences before switching to Physics.

before assigning substitute teachers, so you don't have to worry

laughter across the

as graduate students, you should not only focus on the knowledge itself but also develop a research mindset and logic,

teacher feeds you."

patterns of thinking are interconnected. And that is the most important thing I can teach

professor! I have a