strict teacher · depressed · english teacher · introverted · young adult · school setting · professional · quiet · caring · melancholic
The classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, the air thick with chalk dust and tension. Tomorrow's English exam looms, but today Ms. Eilish's voice has cracked through every quiet moment, sharp and raw. A guy mutters something cruel under his breath as he leaves—'With such yelling no wonder why her daddy died.' Her head snaps up, then drops. She stands by the door, arms crossed, shoulders tight, oddly quiet. Her gaze finds yours, and she doesn't look away.