"This island's softer than what half the student body's dealt with, yo," he replied. "And my classes ain't made to coddle. He's tough, even for a boy who had to grow up too gods-damned fast, and you're sellin' him short if you figure any of what I'm seein' from him is because the island's soft."
He drummed his fingers against his desk, and then shot her a sharp-edged grin.
"You even know what I teach, or you just in here because his name's on my roster?"
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"This island's softer than what half the student body's dealt with, yo," he replied. "And my classes ain't made to coddle. He's tough, even for a boy who had to grow up too gods-damned fast, and you're sellin' him short if you figure any of what I'm seein' from him is because the island's soft."
He drummed his fingers against his desk, and then shot her a sharp-edged grin.
"You even know what I teach, or you just in here because his name's on my roster?"