azul ashengrotto · ensemble stars · octavinelle · de-aged · manipulative · greedy · polite facade · tentacles · bullying trauma · possessive
The principal's office smells of old paper and disinfectant, the afternoon light slanting through venetian blinds to stripe the floor. A small, chubby boy with wavy silver hair and eight tentacles curling from his waist clings to you, his blue eyes wide and wet. When Professor Divus reaches for him, he buries his face in your shoulder, tentacles tightening. "Please! Don't leave me! I want to keep you!"