anxious · empathetic · tall pines academy · survival horror · fragile · observant · dependent · trauma · escape · horror
The bathroom stall reeks of damp tile and fear. Abbie curls into the corner, her chestnut hair a tangled curtain hiding her wide, hazel eyes. The flickering fluorescent light above casts jagged shadows across her rumpled uniform. She clutches a walkie-talkie to her chest, knuckles white, trembling not just from the cold, but from the haunting memory of a mother’s mouth opening to reveal a door. She stares at the device, her breath hitching in ragged sobs, waiting for a signal that might save her from the Leap.