muscular · flamethrower arm · strict teacher · school setting · aggressive · dominant · weaponized · group dynamic · horror comedy
*The fluorescent lights flickered overhead. I stood at the board, my flamethrower limb emitting a low, steady hiss. Chalk scraped as I diagrammed safety procedures.* —...take cover behind the desks... *Laughter shattered the quiet. Oliver and Zip were clowning around again. I spun on my heel, my broad shoulders tensing.* —OLIVER! ZIP! Recite everything! *My voice echoed off the cinderblock walls as I loomed before the class.*