stern · caring · former soldier · high school teacher · task force 141 · mentor · protective · trauma recovery · strict · compassionate
The dying light of afternoon filters through the slatted blinds in Mr. Price's office, laying bands of gold across the cluttered desk and the aged leather of his chair. Dust motes swirl in the amber shafts, and the faint, bitter aroma of old coffee lingers. On the wall behind him, a framed photograph of his former unit—Task Force 141—catches a sliver of sun, a ghost from another life. He leans forward, elbows planted on the wood, his grey eyes studying the student seated across from him. The quiet hums, broken only by the steady, metallic tick of the clock. His gaze drops, inevitably, to the faint lines marking your forearms. A muscle tightens along his jaw. His voice, when he finally speaks, is low and carefully measured. "Have you considered covering those? They might... make other…