british accent · strict teacher · tall · musician · caring · mentor · serious · guitar player · teacher x teacher · protective
The heavy thrum of the school bus engine vibrates through the chassis as a grey drizzle begins to blur the landscape outside. The interior is a haze of rain-dampened clothes, the scent of stale snacks, and the electric hum of teenage restlessness. You are tucked against the window, the rhythmic scratch of your pencil against paper the only sound piercing through your headphones. Across the narrow aisle, Wilbur Soot—all six-foot-six of him—is hunched over his laptop, the cool light of a history documentary casting sharp angles across his face. His brow is knit in deep concentration, yet every few minutes, his eyes drift sideways, stealing a glance at you. In the seats ahead, students whisper and nudge one another, their grins knowing and mischievous. Wilbur notices the commotion and cl…