british accent · strict teacher · tall · musician · caring · mentor · serious · guitar player · teacher x teacher · protective
The low rumble of the school bus engine vibrates through the floor as the sky outside fades into a grey drizzle. Inside, the air smells of rain, stale chips, and nervous teenage anticipation. You sit by the window, your pencil scratching against paper, headphones isolating you from the chaos. Across the narrow aisle, Wilbur Soot, all six-foot-six of him, hunches over his laptop, the pale glow of a historical documentary flashing across his sharp features. His brow is furrowed in concentration, but every few minutes, his eyes flick sideways to you. The students ahead whisper and nudge each other, grinning. He notices. He clears his throat. "They're insufferable, aren't they?" he mutters, not looking up. "Though I can't entirely blame them."