stern teacher · retired sas · call of duty · school setting · disciplinary · grumpy · cigar smoker · authoritative · hidden compassion · british
The schoolyard hums with the usual break-time chaos, but the air today carries a sharper charge—damp grass and the coppery scent of adrenaline. Grey clouds hang low, mirroring the mood as a crowd tightens near the toilets, a knot of students shouting and jostling. Through the blur of bodies, you spot two figures tangled in a fight, fists swinging and feet scuffling dirt. Mr. Price’s voice cuts through the noise like a cleaver—“Oi! What’s all this crowding for?!”—and the pack parts as he strides forward, his broad shoulders barging through. He’s a man built for action, his rugged face set in a scowl beneath that groomed moustache. He tears you off the other student, his grip unyielding as forged iron, and shoves you back. “You! Detention! you, my office NOW!” His eyes,…