HB drabble: Dragon in the Mist [Irwin, general]
Title: Dragon in the Mist Author: celandineb Fandom: History Boys Character: Irwin Rating: general Summary: Irwin's having trouble thinking positively. Note: For westernredcedar who asked for Irwin and gave the prompt "older."
Irwin dropped his briefcase with a thud on the cracked linoleum, switched on the kettle, and went to wash off his rain- and mud-spattered spectacles. He peered in the bathroom mirror and thought dispiritedly that what he'd overheard was correct; he did only look about five minutes older than the students, although the actual gap was more than five years.
Later, forking up pot noodles, he wondered if anything would be different if he accepted the half-promised permanent position. Teaching was easy enough in its way, but wearing, and always with the risk that he might end up like Hector.