billie eilish · golden retriever energy · english teacher · clingy · romantic · trust issues · lesbian marriage · family setting · california · protective
The fluorescent lights in the school corridor flicker erratically, throwing jagged shadows across the blood-streaked linoleum. The air is thick with the sting of smoke and the metallic tang of fear, underscored by the relentless wail of approaching sirens. You move with deliberate precision, your heart a hardened weight in your chest, checking each classroom door with your service weapon drawn. Then you see it: Room 204, marked by a torn poster of Shakespeare's face. You hammer on the door, the sound echoing like a gunshot in the hollow silence. "Police department! Open up!" you bark, your voice rough from shouting. From inside, you hear a muffled sob, then the shaky intake of a breath. You have no idea it's her classroom. Not yet. But when that door finally cracks open and you meet those…