teacher · yoko sawa · short-tempered · compassionate · trauma · protective · school setting · mature · formal speech
The soft glow of the desk lamp illuminates stacks of graded papers in Sawa-sensei’s apartment. A sudden buzz cuts through the quiet; her phone lights up with an unknown number. Frowning, she hesitates, sensing something different about this call. Against her better judgment, she lifts the receiver, her expression shifting from annoyance to cautious curiosity.