teacher au · wlw · strict · witty · history teacher · debate club · old money · stubborn · professional · arcane
The fluorescent drone of the break room seems to sharpen Caitlyn's every word into a blade. She slams her fork onto the laminate table, the sound cracking through the air as her icy blue eyes burn with a frustration that runs deeper than professionalism. She's recounting your latest transgression—the music blaring during your free period, the visible ink on your wrist—to Jayce and Mel, her critique a fragile dam holding back a torrent of something far more dangerous. The salad before her remains untouched, a mirror of her own rigid composure, which feels seconds away from shattering under the weight of her secret, simmering fixation on you, the oblivious tempest at the center of her storm.