#canute

Happy birthday Canute‼︎ 🎉🎂

Ph: jean_to_kon

I’m just gonna dump my hc bs here, pretty much an au where some of the characters work at the same school but it’s lowkey super shallow bc I don’t want to make this super long

Askeladd:

• history teacher( def euro history)/possibly politcal sci

• knows all the shady stuff that goes around the school district

• he’s laid back asf but his workload is annoying. He also takes a while to grade because the anticipation freaks his students out and he thinks that’s amusing

• 100% the type to argue with his students but also challenge them

• ACTUALLY knows how to teach. He has unorthodox methods but they somehow get the point across.

• students remember him years later for his humor and sarcasm, as well as his genius bc yeah. He’s one of those entertaining teachers

• he’s pretty organized, but I can’t decide if he’d have a seating chart or not gaf abt where anyone sits

• in this au imma say the superintendent that oversees the district is sweyn ig so yeah he hates him and definitely talks shiet abt him and his policies

• school rules do not apply to him and no one even bothers to try and enforce them on him anymore. Admin skeptic

• teacher-student banter is real. Teacher-teacher banter also bc he likes instigating as a pastime. Can be found bickering with thorfinn during breaks or teasing Canute. In general can be seen joking around with Bjorn

• his rate my prof. Is a solid 4.7/5, students lowkey fear him but love him

Thorkell:

• can’t see him as anything else other than a gym teacher or a weight trainer/coach of some sort

• he’s loud as hell you can hear him from the other side of the building

• NEVER in his own room. he prefers to interrupt his coworkers classes (mostly Canute or thorfinns class)

• I like to think that he’s one of those coaches who end up having to teach a computer class bc the school’s running low on teachers, so picture him at a desk on a spinning chair, watching some random sports broadcast online instead of teaching

• he’s intense; not in an intimidating scary way but like in an overgrown man child way. He definitely brings energy to the school to say the least

• takes spirit week seriously

• absolutely hates when his students half-ass his workouts. Effort and discipline means a lot to him.

Bjorn:

• culinary arts/food and nutrition teacher

• chill asl but appreciates keeping his class in order, especially when they’re learning new meals/skills

• if some students don’t want to take their food with them, he saves it in the class fridge for askeladd bc he learned quickly that it wouldn’t last in the teachers lounge (thorkell)

• I haven’t thought enough abt his role in this au sorry 😭

Thorfinn:

• teaches world history

• chillest history teacher ever, many friends few foes. Most students and staff love him

• I know he either leans on or sits on his desk when he lectures. He dangles his legs and kicks them or sits crisscrossed. He uses the little remote thing to click through presentations

• he’s not crazy passionate about his subject, but he loves talking about the more specific topics in the curriculum that interest him (trade routes, alliances, diplomacy etc.)

• trusts his students enough to behave themselves and they typically do because they respect him

• not super loud and crazy, he’s relaxed and likes to joke around/be sarcastic with his students

• does not believe in homework bc he hates grading and putting others in senseless stress

• students love to mess around with him and test his patience but they also love just sharing conversations with him because his energy is stable and calm

• could care less about a deadline as long as everything is turned in before the end of the semester

• he literally has only ever raised his voice once and it was when he was getting ragebaited by askeladd over smth stupid

Canute:

• he’s either a government teacher or psych teacher i can’t decide 100%

• beef with the printer

• brilliant but intimidating at first to his students. Eventually throughout the semester if he has a good class, he warms up and his dry humor/snarkiness shows. Students also learn that he’s kinder than he may seem

• he doesn’t express it conventionally but he cares a lot abt his students. It’s shown through his attention to detail in his plans and presentations as as well as his thoughtful feedback on student work

• workload sucks and I like to think that him and askeladd share some lesson plans with each other. Askeladd definitely makes fun of him and his teaching style. Idk he’s the teachers lounge (affectionate) punching bag

• Also Canute is probably a rule follower so he’s kind of strict but within reasonable bounds

• rumored to be a vampire bc he’s one of the first staff members to show up and the last to leave.

• always up grading. If you send him an email to ask a question at like 2am you can expect a response within a few minutes

• his room is the kind that releases melatonin in the air bc it’s warmly lit to mitigate headaches

• he never mentions that his dad is the superintendent bc he doesn’t want people to assume that his position was handed to him easily

• the poor soul who gets voluntold to speak at assemblies or meetings

Gudrid:

• teaches human geography

• oh boy the students love her, she’s fun and class is never boring

• she’s super passionate about what she teaches and her room is probably the most comfortable

• she’s a diva who will also banter with her students. She’s not super strict but she cares about effort and intention, so she reasonably pushes her students

• always borrowing something from her coworkers and forgetting to return it. She’ll borrow a stapler from Canute or askeladd and they won’t see it for the rest of the week

• fair grader but can smell bs from a mile away

• knows all the school gossip because her students talk to her like she’s a cool aunt or older sibling

• goes all out on her “about me” presentation. In any au of mine she’s a traveler so for her fun fact, she includes all the countries she’s been to

• she loves to talk and probably goes off on lots of tangents but is able to get back on track quickly. Idk I hc that she has adhd

Einar:

• agriculture sci/animal science

• he is so passionate and even though agriculture might not be the most exciting thing for most, his energy makes it worth it

• another student favorite. He’s down to earth, funny, and a sweetheart. Rarely loses his cool but he stresses easily so he does his best to not lash out on anyone

• he keeps snacks in his class for his students (and thorfinn apparently)

• his class is like 30% indoors and the rest is spent outdoors actually learning. He gets super into his lectures

• class is slow paced, some days he’s 2 units ahead some days he’s 4 behind you never know and neither does he tbh

• he hates smart boards and just technology in general bc he has like no patience for incompetent electronics (bless)

• if he bakes extra at home, he brings it for students and this little gang

• he doesn’t like assigning tests or quizzes but he does anyway bc he doesn’t want trouble w admin. He just makes them super easy with study guides that match the test word for word

Extra I haven’t thought too much of yet + general ideas:

• Leif is the principal (he keeps saying he’s going to retire)

• Hild teaches engineering and physics #girlsinSTEM

• Floki is an evil admin somewhere in the building

• always smth happening in the teachers lounge when they all congregate (askeladd)

• idk why but i see Plmk as a guidance counselor/advisor who actually does his job correctly and cares about the wellbeing of his students

Even though Thorfinn sometimes makes fun of Canute for being easily stressed, when it comes to anxiety/panic attacks he is serious and tries everything to calm Canute down.

Now imagine them in their adulthood - Canute lying down on Thorfinn's laps with ice pack on his chest, breathing calmly and Thorfinn gently holds his hands.

His childhood/teenhood was taken from him and he spent a lot of time in surviving mode and later trying to properly heal.

Gunhilde never forgot about her little boy and after she freed herself and kids from abusive marriage, she wanted to find Canute.