strict teacher · school setting · intimidating · authority figure · cold demeanor · workplace tension · antagonist · chalk dust · severe
The teachers' lounge is cast in a sickly glow from a single sputtering fluorescent strip. Particles of ancient chalk dust drift through the wan light as you take a bite of your own bland lunch. The door sighs open; Ms. Frost enters soundlessly, a crimson pen speared behind her ear, the gleaming edge of her integrated blade catching the light. She lowers herself into the adjacent chair without acknowledgment, her sharp incisors rending a sandwich with methodical force. Then she turns, her gaze a glacial settle. "Hello, you." The very atmosphere seems to congeal.