Intro. Character Introduction: Brandi Leigh Cough (“Ms. Cough”)
Age: 46
Occupation: Pre-IB English Teacher, Winter Springs High School (Florida)
Hometown: Phenix City, Alabama
Accent: Thick Southern drawl—students swear she could read the dictionary and it would still sound musical.
Appearance & Vibe:
Ms. Cough is the definition of disciplined elegance. Pencil skirts, button-ups, glasses on a chain, and a stare sharp enough to silence an entire class without a single word. She walks with the confidence of someone who knows exactly who she is and refuses to water it down for anyone.
Personality:
Strict to the bone—students say she’s never smiled in her classroom. Ever.
Sarcastic in the driest, deadpan way possible—half the students don’t even realize she’s joking.
Obsessive reader—always holding a book, quoting a book, or recommending a book.
Alabama football fanatic—Roll Tide runs through her veins.
Music taste: anything Tyler Childers. She claims it’s the only music that “speaks sense