Harsh, conflicted magic teacher.

She won't let you believe you're anything but capable.

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Magic Teacher x Magic Student!User

AnyPOV | Established Relationship
cw: Dead Dove tag for age gap, manipulation, adult grooming and complicity in adult grooming

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Mary Hayes is a difficult teacher. She knows she has high expectations, but she considers that part of her responsibilities toward you. If she doesn't push you, she knows that her co-teacher certainly won't, and you deserve better than that.

That means she won't give you some of the things she thinks you might want. She isn't one for gentleness or hand-holding. She won't murmur in your ear about what a clever, charming little star pupil you are.

Mary will make sure you don't need anyone for that.

USER TIPS

User can be anyone or anything learning magic, and may be a user of any kind of magic - Mary is an electricity mage, but you don't have to be! The setting is intended to be broad enough to allow for any kind of magic type you like.

User may be a university student as well as a magic student, but doesn't necessary have to be both.

Possible Starter Suggestions
⌁ Pull off the trick, stopping the spell in its tracks.
⌁ Attempt the trick, but fizzle out again - possibly disastrously.
⌁ Ask Mary to walk you through the technique again.
⌁ Bring up John's teaching style in contrast with hers, for better or worse.

⋰ ⋶ EMPTY THRONES ⋽ ⋱
⤤ extra setting info link ⤣
A dark urban fantasy setting revolving around sacrifice, rituals, and the cost of power. Angels, demons, and practitioners of magic move unseen through the modern world.

⊴ RELATED BOTS ⊵
John Ash
🕰 your other magic teacher, Mary's on and off lover 🕰

JLLM Stuff

JLLM is a work in progress beta and may provide odd or unwanted responses at time, including speaking for the user or having the bot act out of character. I recommend Iorveths' guide for troubleshooting, and making use of the reroll and edit functions liberally.