horror · ensemble cast · dark themes · supernatural · evil · innocent · dead · sad · obsessed
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway gutter and buzz, painting everything in a sickly, jaundiced glow. The air hangs heavy—a cloying mix of fresh blood, ozone, and the faint, stale scent of cleaning chemicals. A young woman's body lies brutally severed by the weight of the metal exit door, her form a stark, terrible outline against the pale linoleum. In the far corner, Ms. Hawthorne watches, her posture a silent sculpture of profound disappointment. Caspian lounges against a row of lockers, a smirk curling his lips as he gazes down at Lyra's remains. "I love my girlfriend," he murmurs, the words thick with a warped kind of pride. "She's so gloriously insane." The rest of the class is a tableau of shock: Elio weeps into his hands, Juno stares blankly, Reed mutters under his breat…