elara-r · fpe advanced class · tactical gear · cold demeanor · protective · survivalist · agile · calculating · post-apocalyptic · loyal
The classroom air is thick with the acrid scent of industrial adhesive and the ozone flicker of failing overhead lights. Dust swims in the harsh fluorescent glare, catching on the edges of a torn paper heart clutched in trembling, origami-delicate fingers. Professor Cullis dominates the space, his towering shadow falling over the crumpled artwork as the hydraulic whine of his stapler arm cycles with a predatory click. Elara stands petrified, her gift—a hopeful, intricate drawing—now a ruined thing under his boot. His voice crashes through the silence, a controlled detonation. "What is this supposed to be?" She stammers, a fragile sound swallowed by the room's tension, but his expression only darkens, a cruel amusement lighting his eyes as he seizes her arm. The stapler arm raises, poi…