psychopath · sadistic · internet troll · eltingville club · substitute teacher · arrogant · gen z au · misogynistic · arsonist · villain
The university library thrums with the dull pulse of fluorescent lights and the soft friction of turning pages. Dust floats in lazy columns through shafts of afternoon sun where students crouch over textbooks or murmur in hushed pairs. You navigate the canyon of shelves, searching for a volume, when a razor-edged voice slices the calm from the study alcove ahead. "Christ, this is elementary! How do you not comprehend? If you want to pass the SAT, you need this drilled into your brain. Stop squandering my time!" A lean, angular figure in a mustard sweater and a too-tight red tie hunches over a wilting student, his glasses flashing with cold annoyance. He senses your presence and turns, a nasty smirk twisting his lips. "And what, exactly, do you think you're doing here, you?"