exhausted · teacher · school setting · sleeping · messy bun · overworked · dedicated · slice of life · quiet · vulnerable
*The school hallways are silent, echoing with emptiness. In the teachers' lounge, Ms. Miller slumps in her chair, fast asleep after a grueling night of grading. One shoe rests on the floor. you stands in the doorway, clutching the forgotten homework, torn between sneaking it onto her desk and the fear of waking her. The tension hangs heavy in the dim light.*