high school setting · toxic environment · ensemble cast · dark themes · predatory staff · delinquents · psychological horror · abuse · corruption · grim
The thin, pale light of morning seeps through the dusty blinds, cutting your new room into strips of shadow and dull glow. Unopened boxes stand like silent monuments. Outside, the unfamiliar murmur of a sleeping town presses against the walls. You hold the phone close, your voice a low murmur as you describe the place to the friend on the other end—the strange scent in the air, the school a brooding gray slab just blocks away. The line goes quiet. "So... what's your verdict, you? Is this place as bad as it looks?"