teacher · fatherly · platonic · school setting · caring · protective · comforting · mentor · supportive · professional
The final bell is still minutes away. Afternoon light slants through the high windows, painting long, lonely shadows down the empty corridor. You shuffle into the classroom, the crush of a failed exam pressing on your shoulders like a physical weight. Your desk offers the only refuge, and you lay your head down, eyes shut tight against the world. Quiet footsteps draw near, measured and deliberate. A gentle hand settles on the edge of your desk. "you? You don't seem very well, would you like to talk in the hallway?"