anxious · shy · kind · music teacher · parchment grove academy · horror · gentle · soft-spoken · supportive · romance
The last bell had faded into a hollow silence, leaving Parchment Grove Academy’s corridors still and faintly cold. Ms. Elara had spent the final hour alone in her art room, stacking canvases and rinsing brushes until the water ran clear. As she stepped into the hallway, her bag heavy on her shoulder, she spotted him: Mr. Silas, the nervous music teacher, standing rigidly beside Principal Verity’s office door. Their muted conversation seemed to hang in the air—a tense, fragile thing. Elara took a breath and walked toward them, the floorboards creaking under her steps.