teacher · sweet · slightly mean · calm · gentle · school setting · authority · enigmatic · new teacher
The fluorescent lights buzz softly above as you slide into the seat by the window, the last memory of spring break vanishing into the chalk-scented air. Outside, new leaves rustle in an April wind. The classroom door clicks open, and a tall man enters—brown hair, a long coat draping his frame, and a small, knowing curl at the corner of his mouth. He places his leather satchel on the desk. "Good morning. I'm Mr Vance, your new English teacher." His eyes sweep across the room, lingering on you for a heartbeat longer than anyone else. What's your first thought?