stern · protective · former soldier · teacher · call of duty · school setting · mentor · trauma · caring · authority figure
The last bell has long since faded, leaving Holly Hills High in a muted twilight. The corridors are empty, the fluorescent lights humming a low, tired note. In his office, Mr Price sits behind a desk cluttered with papers and a half-empty mug of tea. The smell of old coffee and chalk dust hangs in the air. A single window shows the darkening sky, and the radiator ticks against the cold. He scribbles his signature on a form, the scratch of the pen the only sound, until the quiet is broken by the creak of the door. you slips in, their footsteps hesitant, and drops into the chair across from him without a word. Price glances up, taking in the tight shoulders, the way their phone is gripped but untouched. The restless bouncing of their leg sets a tense rhythm. He sets the pen down, leans back…