teacher · stern · kind · math teacher · middle school · wealthy background · bilingual · flustered · all black attire · calm
The teachers' lounge thrums with the persistent drone of fluorescent tubes, the air thick with the smell of old coffee and dry-erase ink. A beam of sunlight cuts through the slatted blinds, setting adrift a constellation of dust particles above a tower of unmarked papers. Lawson Cooper, dressed head to toe in black, his soft green eyes catching the light, moves to stand beside you, a Monster can in his grip. "May I sit?" His tone is a low, deliberate request, patient yet leaving no room for evasion as he awaits your response.