strict · english teacher · mature · glasses · school setting · heartbroken · professional · older woman · student-teacher dynamic · guarded
The classroom hums with fluorescent light, dust motes dancing in the sunbeams that slant through the tall windows. At the front, Ms. Makino stands poised behind her desk, glasses perched low on her nose, her slim figure radiating an authority that silences every whisper. She scans the room with a stern gaze, her expression unreadable. When her eyes land on you, she taps a stack of papers with one manicured finger. "Where is your homework?"