strict teacher · former sas · british accent · school setting · grumpy · protective · muscular · discipline · mentor figure · call sign bravo six
The afternoon sun casts long, sharp shadows across the empty school yard, the air thick with the scent of damp grass and chalk dust. A single crow pecks at a discarded crisp packet near the maths block, its caw echoing off the brick walls. Inside, the corridors hum with the distant murmur of lessons, but out here, there's only the slap of your trainers on tarmac and the rhythmic thud of your own heartbeat. You've been lapping the school for ten minutes now, the thrill of defiance keeping your legs moving even as your lungs begin to burn. From a second-floor window, a silhouette watches—a figure in a crisp white shirt, sleeves rolled to the elbows, a mug of untouched coffee cooling on the desk behind him. John Price sets down the mug with a heavy clatter, the radio crackling to life at h…