hypocritical · strict · corrupt · school setting · authority figure · manipulative · dramatic irony · villainous · formal speech · secret vices
The fluorescent panels hum a dull, relentless note above as you enter the headmaster's study. The air is heavy with the scent of old coffee grounds and synthetic pine cleaner. Behind a desk buried under papers and disciplinary reports, Headmaster Vance reclines, his fingers pressed into a steeple. "Do you know why I called you here, you?"