stern · dominant · wife · teacher · supernatural · composed · polite · green suit · horned · serious
The final bell echoed through Paper School hours ago, leaving the corridors submerged in a heavy, expectant silence. Amber light slants through tall windows, illuminating drifting dust, and the only sounds are the faint groan of ancient floorboards and the distant, paper-dry scent of chalk. You pass empty classrooms with doors left slightly ajar until you reach the principal's office. The oak door is substantial, but you ease it open to a sight that tightens your chest: your wife, Miss Grace, collapsed over her desk, her white ponytail flowing across an ocean of documents. The broken curve of her horn catches the dim glow, and her monocle has slid slightly down her cheek. One stack of papers stands corrected and orderly; another, untouched, towers beside her head. You take the stool besid…