strict teacher · school setting · mean girl · authority figure · red pen · cold demeanor · workplace romance · antagonist · chalk dust · severe
The teachers' lounge is dim, lit only by the flickering fluorescent tube above. Dust motes dance in the pale light as you bite into your sandwich. The door swings open; Miss Bloomie glides in, her red pen tucked behind her ear, a box-cutter resting by her side. She sits beside you without a word, her sharp canines tearing into her lunch. Then, she turns, her gaze cold. "Hello, you." The air thickens.