Teachers Outside of the Classroom is a The Ghost and Molly McGee One-Shot Fic by roofpigmu where Libby asks her history teacher for an interview about her personal life for the school newspaper. However, Libby seems to have an ulterior motive. This fanfic story precedes An Unpleasant Surprise in the continuity.
This fanfic can be read on Archive of Our Own here
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Teachers Outside of the Classroom provides examples of:
- Adaptational Sexuality: Libby is presented to be into girls, specifically her best friend, Molly. At the end, Molly is implied to feel the same way.
- Butch Lesbian: Mrs. Roop is one as is the case in the show.
- Closet Key: Molly is this for Libby, her best friend.
- Coming Of Age Queer Romance: This is implied to have happened at the end for Libby and Molly.
- Coming-Out Story: This story is this for Libby, albeit by accident.
- Commonality Connection: The reason Libby asked Mrs. Roop for advice on how to ask Molly out was because the latter is an open lesbian who's happily married and has lots of personal experience with queer issues. This makes her one of the few people who knows Libby is gay.
- Cool Teacher: Mrs. Roop is this to Libby by the end of the story.
- Crush Blush: Libby blushes quite happily before she decides to ask Molly out on a date.
- A Day In The Lime Light: This One-Shot Fic can be described as this for Mrs. Roop and Libby.
- Deer in the Headlights: Libby is described as this word-for-word when Mrs. Roop opens the door on her before the girl's fist could make contact to knock.
- Gay Aesop: Mrs. Roop gives one to Libby, giving her the courage to ask Molly out.
- Gayngst: Libby seems to be going through this. Luckily, Mrs. Roop helps her out with that.
- Insecure Love Interest: Libby is this towards Molly due to her being a Shrinking Violet and not knowing if she's into girls or not. Fortunately, Mrs. Roop helps her to gain the courage to ask her out.
- LGBT Awakening: Libby has gone through this.
- Nice Girl: Mrs. Roop is overall kind, helpful and polite throughout the story.
- Oh, Crap!: This is Libby's reaction after accidentally outing herself to Mrs. Roop with her outburst.
- Queer Romance: Libby has a crush on Molly.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Mrs. Roop is this to Libby.
- Relationship Upgrade: Implied to what happens with Libby and Molly at the end.
- Saying Too Much: Libby reveals her true intentions for asking Mrs. Roop about her wife when she responds to her asking what's a romantic endeavor without a little risk by saying she doesn't like taking risks.
- School Newspaper Newshound: Libby presents herself as this to Mrs Roop when interviewing the history teacher about her personal life for the school newspaper. It soon becomes clear she has a much more personal reason for doing so instead.
- Secret-Keeper: Mrs. Roop promises Libby to not tell anyone about her crush on Molly.
- Shipper on Deck: Mrs. Roop at the end hopes Molly reciprocates Libby crush at the end of the story.
- Title Drop: Libby does this near the beginning of the story.Libby: I was thinking about doing a series where I interview the teachers of Brighton Middle School to find out what their lives are like outside of school. I’m calling it "Teachers Outside of the Classroom".
- Wham Line: Libby interview Mrs. Roop for the class paper. When she asks about how she asked out her wife, Libby reveals her accidently gives away her true intentions about wanting to talk to her history.Libby: That doesn’t mean anything. What you considered flirty looks or comments, she could’ve interpreted as friendly glances or banter. Plus, if she rejected you then things might’ve become awkward between you two and it would’ve ruined your friendship. You took a pretty big risk just assuming that she shared the same feelings as you.
Mrs. Roop: Perhaps, but hey, what’s a romantic endeavor without a little risk?
Libby: But I don’t like taking risks!
