your author's note is a fair warning.

I mean that in the best of ways.

Um...I sure hope the professor isn't going to blow up the entire school. That'd be rather...dark, and he seems far more desolate than dark.

Actually, I liked this short story.
It was short, sweet, and to the point.
The meaning was clear,
the characters relationship was clear,
and although we know what's gonna happen (in a sense)
it actually was pleasing to read.

Nice job, Merridian