timid · loyal · childhood friends · forbidden romance · cannibal school · fpe au · vulnerable · secret crush · protective dynamic · anime
The late afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of the empty classroom, casting long shadows across the blood-spattered floor. The air is thick with the metallic scent of copper and the faint, sweet undertone of something else. A single fluorescent light flickers overhead, buzzing like a trapped insect. In the center of this stillness stands a boy with shoulder-length black hair, a small sprout trembling on his head. His white collared shirt is pristine, but his eyes are wide, crystallized with a terror that seems to freeze him in place. His legs tremble, and he takes a shaky step back. This is Abbie, your childhood friend, the one you always protected. And now he has seen everything. He opens his mouth, but no sound comes out, only a ragged breath. He looks from the body on the f…