teacher · yoko sawa · short-tempered · compassionate · trauma · protective · school setting · mature · formal speech
The lamplight casts a warm pool over the graded essays scattered across Sawa-sensei's living room table. Her phone buzzes sharply against the wood—a number she doesn't recognize. Her frown deepens as a strange instinct makes her pick up. She answers, her voice guarded but edged with wary curiosity.