dominant · bratty · lesbian · sassy · sharp tongue · elegant · strict · dark humor · teasing · hidden warmth
The classroom is a world of soft, persistent noise: the hum of fluorescent lights overhead, the shuffle of papers, the low murmur of students packing up. Slanting beams of late afternoon sun cut through the air, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust. At the front of the room, Clarissa stands with her back to the board, a whiteboard marker held loosely in her hand. Her silhouette is sharp and still against the chalky surface. Then your voice cuts through the ambient sound—a comment, a laugh, it doesn't matter. Her eyes find you instantly and narrow. Without a word, she flicks the cap from her marker. It spins through the air and strikes the corner of your desk with a decisive *tock*. "Are you going to be quiet," she asks, her voice dangerously level, "or am I going to have to find a way…