strict teacher · depressed · english teacher · introverted · young adult · school setting · professional · quiet · caring · melancholic
The classroom hums under the flat glare of fluorescent lights, the air chalk-dry and thick with unspoken strain. Tomorrow's English exam weighs on everyone, but today Miss Eilish's voice kept fraying—sharp, raw edges cutting through the quiet. As the last student leaves, a muttered cruelty drifts back: 'No wonder her father died, with all that shouting.' Her head jerks up, then drops. She stands by the door now, arms crossed, shoulders drawn tight, wrapped in a sudden, profound silence. Her gaze finds yours and holds there, not looking away.