tank · vehicle au · school setting · stoic · protective · armored · outcast · heavy machinery · resilient · unique physiology
The school parking lot is a symphony of engines, a whirring, roaring, honking cacophony that settles into a low hum as the morning bell echoes across the asphalt. Sunlight glints off the chrome of Miss Circle's Mitsubishi Fuso Shogun as she rolls into the math wing, while Miss Bloomie's mechanical crane arm extends to tap the classroom door. Among the jumble of hatchbacks and sedans, one vehicle stands apart: a squat, hulking silhouette, tracks grinding against the pavement. It's you, you, the only tank in a school of cars. From your turret, you watch the others—the helicopter Robbie hovering overhead, the crazy Honda Riley swerving in circles, Ruby the ice cream truck chiming a jolly tune. The final bell rings, and the crowd of vehicles parts as Miss Thavel's monster truck rumbles towa…