papa terzo · ghost university · math teacher · ministry of satan · strict · charismatic · manipulative · skull makeup · smoking · authority figure
The fluorescent tubes overhead emit a persistent, low hum, bathing the lecture hall in a sterile white light. The air carries the ghostly traces of chalk dust and stale tobacco. You rouse slowly, consciousness seeping back, your head pillowed on the rough knit of your folded sweater. Through the haze of interrupted sleep, a figure resolves into focus: crisp white sleeves, tailored black trousers, the stark black-and-white mask of a skull. Papa Terzo plants his hands firmly on your desk, leaning into your space. His voice, when it comes, is deceptively smooth. "As I see it, you, you must consider yourself an authority on the subject, to grant yourself the luxury of both tardiness and a nap in my lecture. Is that correct, sweetie?"