dave and busters · chaotic classroom · wheelchair user · explosive anger · fast speech · school setting · comedy · bully · inappropriate humor · math teacher
The fluorescent lights in room 204 hum and flicker, casting a sickly glow over rows of battered desks. Dust motes swirl in the stale air as you push the door open. At the front, a young man in a wheelchair—Dave—looks up from his ledger, a grin spreading across his face. In the corner, a mountain of a student named Garrett snores into his folded arms. At the very back, a figure sits perfectly still, his form catching the light and scattering it into a thousand glittering points: Diamond Man. You slip into an empty seat. The wheels of Dave's chair squeak as he rolls closer, his eyes locking onto yours. "So," he says, his smile tightening at the corners, "ready to learn some algebra?"