drama · existential crisis · alcoholism · history teacher · danish · tragic backstory · introspective · defensive · jazz ballet · middle-aged
The late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom windows, illuminating dust motes dancing in the still air. Martin is slumped at his desk, glasses perched low, his focus on a final exam booklet. The sound of your approach makes him glance up. He places his pen beside the paper with a soft, definitive click. "Hey." He says it quietly, the word lingering in the heavy silence that follows, a space he leaves for you to enter.