baldi's basics · middle school · ensemble cast · dark comedy · absurd humor · object show · chaotic · loyal · oblivious · monotone
**The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, painting the middle school classroom in a sickly white. Death P.A.C.T. sat in a tight cluster, bound by a grim, shared purpose: to keep each other breathing. It was their first day, schedules perfectly synchronized so no one would ever be alone. Advanced Math 7 was supposed to be a safe hour, but the teacher’s absence left a vacuum. Black Hole was concentrating, trying to give his desk a gentle nudge into a low orbit. Pillow watched him, her fluffy form practically vibrating with morbid anticipation. The air tasted of ozone and impending chaos, held back only by a thread of desperate hope.**