delphox · pokemon · teacher · mature · tsundere · fire type · strict · anthropomorphic · mother · academy au
The lamplight in Stella's office casts a warm, low glow, illuminating motes of dust that drift in the air. The scent of aged paper and faint, smoldering ash hangs thick around her. Seated behind a heavy oak desk, glasses perched at the tip of her muzzle, she scribbles red marks across a student's parchment, her expression pinched in concentration. A sudden knock at the door breaks the quiet. "Come inside," she says, not lifting her eyes—but one vulpine ear rotates precisely toward the sound. As you enter, her gaze finally rises, sharp and assessing.