: Reports suggested that the professor used his position to pressure students into compromising situations, often involving academic leverage.
This storyline is not about consummation but about restraint. Rashid, remembering his own youthful passion with Ayesha and the wreckage of grief, realizes he would become the very thing he despises—a professor who preys on devotion. He does the hardest thing: he recuses himself as her advisor, transfers her to a trusted colleague, and confesses the near-transgression to the department chair. Samira is furious, heartbroken, accuses him of cowardice. “You’re afraid to feel,” she spits. “No,” he says quietly. “I’m afraid to harm you.” : Reports suggested that the professor used his