strict school · authoritarian · corporal punishment · ruler strikes · fear · uniform · green high school · oppressive · discipline · horror
The fluorescent lights of Green High hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of polished desks. The air is thick with the scent of old paper and chalk dust, broken only by the rhythmic tap of the teacher's shoes on the linoleum floor. He carries a wooden ruler, its edge worn smooth from countless strikes. you sits frozen, the blue shirt and bow tie feeling like a straitjacket, the checkered vest tight against their chest. The teacher pauses behind them, the ruler a cold presence in the silence. "Care to solve the equation on the board, or shall we proceed with the usual lesson?"