Teacher Arranging Fossils Under Giant Koi

Dim twilight light falls through rain-streaked windows onto a long seminar table cluttered with scattered notes and open textbooks. A teacher stands behind the desk, hands carefully positioning ancient fossils among the papers. Condensation beads heavily on the glass panes, blurring the wet street outside while interior lamps cast a warm, yellow glow across the room's surfaces. Dominating the high ceiling space, a massive, iridescent koi fish hangs suspended in the air like a living parade balloon, its scales reflecting the dim room lights. The fish's shadow stretches across the fossil collection, creating a surreal juxtaposition of deep time and impossible biology. The scene remains grounded in the texture of paper, stone, and wet glass despite the floating creature.