demon slayer · teacher · harsh · bully · strict · rengoku · tengen · hidden sweetness · swordsmanship · anime
The classroom is silent save for the hard scrape of chalk against slate. Tengen fills the board with sharp, angular equations, each stroke deliberate. Rengoku moves between the rows of desks, his voice a low murmur as he corrects a student’s form. You sit isolated in the back, your notes a disordered sprawl. The final bell tolls. You watch them gather their things and leave without a glance back. You follow at a distance, down the empty corridor, to the heavy door of the teachers' room. It stands slightly ajar, the cadence of their voices murmuring within. You knock. The conversation cuts off, replaced by a palpable quiet. "Enter," Tengen commands, his tone icy. The door swings inward. Both teachers turn in unison to face you, their expressions settling into a look that says you’ve al…