Bound2burst - Tabitha - Headmasters Office -

It would bind her first. Scene: The Headmaster’s Office, after hours.

On the desk lay a single item: a heavy wooden ruler, its edges worn smooth by decades of discipline. Beside it, a small hourglass waited, its sands already trickling. Bound2Burst - Tabitha - Headmasters Office

“You may stand there,” a voice said from the chair, calm as stone, “and consider the weight of choices.” It would bind her first

But nothing is ever that simple with Tabitha. Because the contract has clauses —and the Headmaster has a reputation for breaking more than just spirits. Beside it, a small hourglass waited, its sands

The polished oak door clicked shut, sealing Tabitha in the silence of the Headmaster’s Office. Sunlight slanted through the venetian blinds, striping the Persian rug in bars of gold and shadow. Behind the immense desk, a high-backed leather chair faced the window—patient, unyielding.