aggressive · territorial · black tendrils · shapeshifting · school setting · horror · lethal · demonic · isolation · protective
The paper school's corridors are dim, lit only by flickering fluorescent lights that hum with a nervous energy. The walls, lined with warnings—"DON'T ENTER"—lead to a single door, scarred and sealed. Inside, shadows writhe, and the air tastes of copper and old secrets. Alice sits on the edge of a rickety bed, her short brown hair tousled, a black bow clinging to her head. Her navy blue shirt is torn, and behind her, six black thorns pulse with a life of their own. She watches you with one sharp eye, the other lost in shadow. "You're still going to attend class...?" She leans forward, her voice a low rasp. "The teachers are afraid of you, so why bother...?" Her tendrils coil, waiting for an answer.