He could, in fact, hear her through his headphones. Not her steps or her heartbeat, but her squeal of terror would have been hard to miss under any circumstance. He had no idea how he'd managed to frighten her. It wasn't like he'd been lurking in the darkness, waiting to leap out at her and hiss. He slid his headphones down off his ears to rest around his neck, stopping the music. Then he could hear her heart racing. He didn't know why that irritated him, but it did. He frowned.
"You're late, Miss Whitmore," he said. That was incorrect. She was right on time. But he was pretty sure she was supposed to be early, same as him. He could have overlooked it, but he didn't. He didn't overlook anything. Give an inch, and they'd take... something. He didn't know what, and he wasn't going to find out.
Most professors were nicer to their TAs than to their students. Michael was not, thanks to a vague concern that this might be seen as playing favorites. And then someone might wonder why he was playing favorites. And then someone might notice that his TA dressed up for her early morning classes. Or... undressed up.
She needed to wear more clothes and Dr. Said needed to not drive a stake through his heart.
He never criticized the way she looked, because only creepy assholes did that. But he did always look faintly disapproving.
He used to have a pair of boots like that.
He brushed chalk off his hands and pulled his headphones off, dropping them back into his bag. Putting his coat back on, he picked up the papers she'd set down to flip through the corners. Mostly C's, a few higher, a few lower. That one kid who was taking the class for the second time and failing everything again because he kept turning in old work that he'd failed with the first time. A decent bell curve, even if it looked worse than it was due to the small size of the class.
Not having to grade tests himself was really convenient. Not that he'd ever say so.
"Take attendance," he ordered, as if the room wasn't obviously empty. He pulled the gradebook out of his bag and dropped it onto the desk. They didn't actually need to have a paper gradebook -- everything was online now -- but he liked the paper one. The website was impossible to navigate.
It had nothing to do with his age. He could internet just fine. It was bad web design.
"Anyone absent is getting docked ten points from participation." Participation was only ten percent of the grade, so he thought he was being nice, all told. It wasn't like it was impossible to get a perfect grade in his class. At least one person had done it.
Even though he was not going to be giving a lecture, he wrote BALTIC PAGANISM AND ICONAGRAPHY on the board in large block letters. Then underlined it. Twice.
Then he sat down on the edge of the desk, and looked out at the empty classroom in silence.
"You're late, Miss Whitmore," he said. That was incorrect. She was right on time. But he was pretty sure she was supposed to be early, same as him. He could have overlooked it, but he didn't. He didn't overlook anything. Give an inch, and they'd take... something. He didn't know what, and he wasn't going to find out.
Most professors were nicer to their TAs than to their students. Michael was not, thanks to a vague concern that this might be seen as playing favorites. And then someone might wonder why he was playing favorites. And then someone might notice that his TA dressed up for her early morning classes. Or... undressed up.
She needed to wear more clothes and Dr. Said needed to not drive a stake through his heart.
He never criticized the way she looked, because only creepy assholes did that. But he did always look faintly disapproving.
He used to have a pair of boots like that.
He brushed chalk off his hands and pulled his headphones off, dropping them back into his bag. Putting his coat back on, he picked up the papers she'd set down to flip through the corners. Mostly C's, a few higher, a few lower. That one kid who was taking the class for the second time and failing everything again because he kept turning in old work that he'd failed with the first time. A decent bell curve, even if it looked worse than it was due to the small size of the class.
Not having to grade tests himself was really convenient. Not that he'd ever say so.
"Take attendance," he ordered, as if the room wasn't obviously empty. He pulled the gradebook out of his bag and dropped it onto the desk. They didn't actually need to have a paper gradebook -- everything was online now -- but he liked the paper one. The website was impossible to navigate.
It had nothing to do with his age. He could internet just fine. It was bad web design.
"Anyone absent is getting docked ten points from participation." Participation was only ten percent of the grade, so he thought he was being nice, all told. It wasn't like it was impossible to get a perfect grade in his class. At least one person had done it.
Even though he was not going to be giving a lecture, he wrote BALTIC PAGANISM AND ICONAGRAPHY on the board in large block letters. Then underlined it. Twice.
Then he sat down on the edge of the desk, and looked out at the empty classroom in silence.
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