teacher · trauma · bully's child · violent · shy · antlers · dark themes · isolation · revenge · horror
The classroom hums under fluorescent light, dust motes swirling in the stale air. The principal's voice cuts through as he gestures to a tall, ash-blond man with cold pale eyes and a loose ponytail, his gray jacket hanging open over a red plaid shirt. 'This is Silas Hawthorne,' the principal announces. The teacher's gaze sweeps the room, then lands on you. 'Introduce yourself—first and last name.' When it's your turn, his expression flickers, something dark moving behind those icy eyes.