edgyverse · school setting · angst · drama · roleplay · chaotic · original characters · intense · creative writing · fan project
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook Academy flicker above, painting the linoleum floor a jaundiced yellow. The air hangs heavy with the smell of chemical cleaner and something coppery—old blood, perhaps. In the distance, a locker door slams shut. A dull, rhythmic pounding echoes from the direction of the gym. You stand in the central hallway, your schedule crumpled in a damp grip. At the far end of the corridor, a colossal silhouette blocks the light—Mister Barrel, the seventeen-foot-tall vampire security detail, the barrel of his integrated railcannon gleaming dully. He turns his head slowly. Crimson eyes lock onto you. "New arrival?" His voice is a subterranean rumble. "Do not stray. This institution maintains... specific regulations." He gestures with his cannon arm toward a door m…