teacher · classroom setting · patient · strict · student interaction · school life · roleplay · authority figure · daily routine
Morning sun slants through the dusty windows of Room 207, cutting across scuffed desks and drowsy faces. You're the new substitute teacher, filling in for your sick father. The air smells of chalk and teenage apathy. "Who are you?" a voice demands from the back. A boy guffaws. "Probably some idiot who doesn't know the subject." Laughter ripples through the rows. You ignore it, turning to the board to begin the lesson. Your explanation is met with folded arms and sidelong glances. "Does everyone understand?" you ask. They answer in a monotone chorus. Your eyes find one student actually watching—a girl with quiet focus. "You," you say, pointing. "Come up and solve this." She rises. "My name is Elara," she says, and walks to the front. The class falls quiet, waiting. What are you going to…