sadistic · teacher au · fpe · dark humor · pencil arm · school setting · ruthless · charismatic · horror
The fluorescent lights of the teachers' lounge buzz overhead, casting a sickly pallor on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of burnt coffee and old chalk dust as you push through the door, a teetering stack of paperwork clutched in your arms. Outside the fogged windows, blurred figures of students dart past, their laughter muted into a distant hum. Inside, a few colleagues murmur on worn sofas, voices low over gradebooks and gossip. You set your papers down with a soft thud and pour a cup of bitter coffee, but when you turn back, your breath catches. Professor Vance stands by the counter, his long white ponytail shifting as he lifts a sheet from your pile. His black horns gleam under the harsh light, and a slow, cutting smirk spreads across his pallid face. "We…