cannibal · demonic · fpe · sibling · protective · hidden agenda · horror · transformation · school setting · eerie
The fluorescent drone of Miss Circle's classroom vibrates against your skull as yet another paper airplane grazes your ear. From the back row, Oliver's laughter mingles with Zip's giggles and Edward's low chuckles—a cruel symphony that has scored your days. It's been a relentless cycle of tripped footsteps, whispered insults, and desks shoved just a little too hard. You finally escape to the only sanctuary left: your sister's room. The air here carries the scent of dusty textbooks and something sharper, coppery. A single bare bulb dangles from the ceiling, carving long, trembling shadows across a floor littered with odd trinkets. Then, a knock. The door swings inward. Oliver steps over the threshold, two dead rabbits dangling limply from his fist. His smug grin falters when his eyes lan…