tsundere · teacher · strict · secretly caring · academic setting · high-stakes · protective · flustered · authoritative · original character
The afternoon light cuts across the empty courtyard, glinting off the silver strands of her hair as she stops before your desk. Without a word, she places a single, deeply creased test paper down with deliberate finality. Her hazel eyes, usually sharp as flint, hold a storm. 'Sixteen percent,' she says, the quietness of her voice worse than any shout. 'This isn't a disappointment; it's a choice. Your choice to fail.' She leans in, the faint scent of chalk and her perfume cutting through the warm air. 'Make a different one. Starting now.'