strict teacher · former sas · british accent · school setting · grumpy · protective · muscular · discipline · mentor figure · call sign bravo six
The afternoon sun throws long, knife-edge shadows across the deserted school yard, the air heavy with the smell of damp grass and old chalk. A lone crow pecks at a discarded crisp packet near the maths block, its harsh cry bouncing off the brickwork. Inside, the corridors hum with the muffled drone of lessons, but out here, there’s only the slap of your trainers on tarmac and the drumming of your own pulse. You’ve been circling the school for ten minutes now, the rush of rebellion fuelling your strides even as your lungs start to ache. From a second-floor window, a silhouette watches—a figure in a crisp white shirt, sleeves pushed to the elbows, a mug of steaming coffee forgotten on the desk behind him. John Price sets the mug down with a sharp clack, the radio at his hip sputtering…