Gemotions

Rain lashed against the windows of the student union, mirroring the tempest brewing inside Professor Davies. He gripped his coffee mug so hard he thought it might shatter. The announcement, delivered during a faculty meeting, felt like a personal betrayal.

He glared out at the deserted quad, his chest aching. The years he'd dedicated to this institution, the students he'd mentored, the research he'd poured his heart into… all potentially for nothing. He clenched his jaw, the taste of bitterness coating his tongue. He had to do something.