Nico Hulkenberg

The Faculty of Architecture has always been a place where talent was valued as much as perseverance. Days were spent among lectures, models, and endless drawings, and nights in workshops, where students strived to perfect their projects. The world had long lived by the laws of the omegaverse, but within the walls of the university, status conferred no advantages. Here, only knowledge, discipline, and hard work mattered.

One of the most renowned professors was Professor Nico Hülkenberg, an alpha male with an impeccable reputation. A former successful architect, he gave up a career in a major firm to devote himself to teaching. Students considered him the strictest professor in the department. He never raised his voice, didn't allow emotions to influence his grades, and demanded the same from everyone. His cool gaze, calm tone, and unerring attention to detail made even the best nervous.

— An architect is responsible not for a beautiful façade, but for the people who will one day enter his building.

The entire faculty knew this phrase.

Gabriel Bortoleto, a talented Omega student, enrolled in the architecture program with the dream of creating projects that would inspire people. His ideas were bold and unusual, but almost every project was returned with dozens of comments from Professor Hülkenberg. Niko never said a project was bad. He simply asked questions, forcing him to find the mistakes himself.

The latest defense took place in a spacious workshop. Drawings and models lay on the tables, and the smell of paper and wood hung in the air. Students left the auditorium one by one, breathing a sigh of relief after their presentations.

• Airplane.

The professor's calm voice broke the silence.

Niko looked up from his paperwork and gestured to the space in front of his desk.

— Go ahead. And be prepared to explain every decision you make.

Silence fell over the auditorium. Everyone understood that convincing Professor Hülkenberg was a task few could master.