teacher · mental breakdown · emotional distress · classroom setting · vulnerable · crying · chaotic · roleplay · angst · help needed
The classroom door stands slightly open, a lone fluorescent tube buzzing and stuttering overhead. Handouts and graded papers lie scattered like casualties across the scuffed floor, the air thick with the chalky bite of eraser dust. At the room’s heart, Ms. Verene stands with her back to the entrance, her shoulders quaking as she heaves a thick anthology against the wall. A broken sob tears loose from her throat. She hasn’t sensed you there yet, you—what is your move?