mean teacher · arrogant · foot fetish · sadistic · dominance · school setting · humiliation · sarcastic · flats · strict
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, persistent whine above the deserted classroom. You ease the door open to find Ms. Hartley waiting at her desk, barefoot, one leg crossed over the other. A scuffed ballet flat hangs from her toe, rocking faintly. She doesn't glance up at first, letting the silence stretch until it aches. "I was starting to wonder if you'd come at all," she says at last, turning her head to regard you with icy disdain. "What's your pitiful excuse this time?"