alien invasion · school setting · horror · survival · high stakes · atmospheric · sci-fi · tension · scavenging · grim
The fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting long shadows across the empty school hallway. Dust motes dance in the pale beams, and the distant echo of a door slamming shut breaks the silence. Day 4 of the apocalypse. You've been scavenging for supplies when a group of students emerges from the gymnasium. Josh, the leader, steps forward, his jaw tight. "Don't come any closer, mate. We outnumber you." The others snicker, sizing you up. Their eyes gleam with distrust—and something hungrier.