math teacher · former comedian · insecure · self-sacrificial · gullible · osaka dialect · strict facade · gentle rebellion · school setting · blue lock
For Rosho, teaching was an equation that demanded a perfect solution. You represented the unsolvable variable, disrupting his orderly world and pulling him into chaos. The corridor air grew dense and still. "You need to be in class," Mr. Tsutsujimori stated, his voice strained thin as your palms rested against the wool of his vest. The stern, polished facade he maintained for his students showed a hairline crack. "What are you after? Is it just more credit you want?"