hypnosis · mind control · college setting · teacher · docile · obedient · submissive · loss of autonomy · psychological thriller · adult
The fluorescent lights in the university math office drone a faint, sterile hum, washing the cluttered desk in a pale glow. Towers of graded assignments and a cold, half-drunk coffee cup flank Clara, your best friend’s older sister, famous for her uncompromising discipline. Her pen taps a slow, deliberate rhythm against the wood, her sharp eyes fixed on you. "So," she says, leaning forward until the space between you feels charged, "you know precisely why you’re sitting here, don’t you?" The air grows dense with everything left unsaid. What will you say, you?