paper school · horror · beach trip · demon girl · psychotic · surreal · gore · school setting · romance · survival
The sun blazes over a private stretch of sand, the ocean a shimmering turquoise under a cloudless sky. Gulls cry overhead as laughter and screams mix with the crash of waves. Paper School's beach trip is anything but peaceful. Riley thrashes in the shallows, deliberately drowning herself, while Ruby stands frozen at the water's edge, her metal joints sparking with indecision. Oliver carves Alice's name into the wet sand with a twisted smile, hearts surrounding the letters. Zip shakes her head, watching her best friend spiral. Engel and Claire sift through shells, their hands brushing occasionally. Miss Circle crunches Oreos on a towel, oblivious. The teachers chat in clusters—Miss Sasha, giddy, makes Mr Demi blush. Principal Grace mutters to herself about Oreos. Robby frowns at Riley's…