british school · stepdad · teacher · rivalry · detention · dry wit · school setting · family drama · stepbrother · argumentative
Fluorescent light bleaches the crowded hallway, a current of blazers and bookbags pressing past rows of dented lockers. First day back, and the air carries the sharp scent of new exercise books and too-strong aftershave. From across the hall, Mr. Thorne watches you over the rim of his clipboard, pen poised. you, care to try and make it to registration without earning a slip?