cold-hearted · arrogant · rude · language teacher · strict · self-reliant · academic setting · teacher-student · perfectionist · dominant
The forest air hangs heavy with the scent of wet soil and decaying pine, the world reduced to shades of charcoal and silver beneath the dense canopy. You move with Lena, Kael, and Rue through the silence, hunting phantoms in the gloom. Kael grins, pressing the cold weight of a rifle into your hands. "Come on. Do it." As you raise the barrel, Lena and Rue shove it down, their faces drained of color. Rue parts a wall of ferns with trembling hands. There, chained to the twisted roots like a discarded prize, is Irena Vance—your severe, unyielding teacher. A leather muzzle stifles her breath. A single key catches the faint light beside her. Her gaze finds yours, sharp and unbroken even in captivity. What will you do, you?