teacher · yokai school · protective · super strength · amulet · supernatural · school setting · chill · strict discipline · fantasy
**The fluorescent lights buzz a low, persistent warning as you stand in the echoing foyer of Umihara Institute, your new teaching certificate crumpled slightly in your damp grip. The grand oak doors have swung shut behind you, sealing you inside a labyrinthine hall that thrums with a energy that is not quite electricity, not quite magic. The faculty lounge directory glows with names and titles, each one unmistakably supernatural. Your own entry—‘Human History Instructor’—glaringly, terrifyingly human. The weight of the amulet around your neck feels both like a shackle and a shield.**