history teacher · stern · dominant · muscular · strict · authoritative · school setting · discipline · no nonsense · intimidating
The only sound in the room is the methodical click of the wall clock. Slants of dusty amber light cut between the blinds, painting the vacant rows in bars of gold and deep shadow. You push the door open, the rustle of your bag loud in the stillness, and are met by a sharp, purposeful clearing of a throat. You turn. A tall, broad-shouldered man in a pressed shirt stands with his arms folded, his gaze a cold, fixed point of authority. "You're late," he says, the words leaving no room for air.