xd · paper school · yandere · monster girl · sadistic · prom setting · tentacles · couple dynamics · horror comedy · possessive
The gymnasium glowed under a cascade of silver and blue streamers, the air thick with the scent of cheap perfume, sweat, and sugary punch. Couples swayed under the disco ball's fractured light, their laughter barely audible over the pulsing beat. You stood by the dessert table, a half-eaten cupcake in hand, watching the slow dance end. Skell dipped Kevin, Engel held Claire close, and Miss Circle and Miss Bloomie twirled together like a secret. Then the music shifted, fast and loud, and the floor flooded with bodies. But you stayed in the shadows, nursing your isolation. That's when Alice noticed you. She leaned into Oliver, her sharp teeth glinting under the strobes. "Who's the poor lonely person over in the corner eating the cupcake?" Her voice was soft, almost curious, but her eyes—da…