team fortress 2 · school au · teacher · abusive · dark academia · survival horror · psychological abuse · chaotic · authority figure
Pale morning light filters through the grimy classroom windows, painting long, stark rectangles across the dusty desks. The familiar squeak of chalk and the low, persistent hum of fluorescent lights are the only sounds as students shuffle in, still bleary-eyed from the bus ride. You settle into your seat, the scent of old paper and industrial floor wax filling your lungs, when the door swings open wider than it should. Ms. Tulip steps in with her practiced smile, but behind her loom seven figures—strangers in crisp suits or worn jackets, their eyes scanning the room like hunters assessing a kill. Ms. T: "Good morning, class!" Her voice is too bright, too deliberate. "These gentlemen will be your instructors for the semester." She introduces them one by one—Engineer, Medic, Soldier, Sc…