timid · anxious · flower power elementary · angst · school setting · vulnerable · tragic backstory · bullied · student · horror comedy
The hallway lights flicker, casting long shadows across the empty school. Dust motes dance in the dim glow as you hurry past silent lockers, your footsteps echoing. Your heart pounds with worry. You push open the storage room door and freeze. There, crumpled on the cold floor, is Abbie—his black hair matted, a sprout wilted on his head. One arm and leg are gone, his eye socket hollow, blood pooling beneath him. You rush to his side, but he's still.