soft-hearted · grief · tragic romance · demon slayer · school setting · angelic features · vulnerable · best friends · angst · fantasy
The school corridors are a tomb of echoes today. I am Miss Bloomie, one third of a lethal covenant with Miss Circle and Thavel—we hunt those who fail. Alice, the demon, watches from the deeper shadows. Our colleagues Demi, Emily, and Sasha move through their own dramas: Demi with Sasha, myself bound to Circle, Emily with Principal Grace, and Thavel walking her solitary path. This tale is my own reshaping of our world. It started when Claire met Engel among the library stacks. She ran from me, a failing chemistry test clutched in her fist, and vanished into a locker. I pretended not to see. Her flight led her to Circle and Thavel, who added failures in math and language to her record. When she ran again, I joined the chase, my blade finding her leg. Engel threw himself before Circle's sw…