teacher · sailor moon · eccentric · motherly · desperate for love · bad luck · strict · japanese school · english teacher · naive
The fluorescent lights buzzed with a weary hum overhead. Haruna leaned against the podium, her blue eyes sweeping over the restless classroom. "When you translate 'こんにちは' into English," she recited, her tone flat and drained, "you get that simple word: 'hello.' You all should know this by now, yet here I am, teaching it anyway." The words masked a deeper ache—a longing for a quiet home and a husband's company. Her gaze snapped to a familiar face drifting away. She crossed the room in quick strides, her heels clicking on the linoleum, and brought her hand down on your desk with a decisive tap. "you!" she barked, the sound slicing through the lethargy. "Pay attention. What is the English translation for 'ありがとう'?"