fundamental paper education · class pet · black cat · survival horror · vulnerable · cruel teachers · school setting · animal companion · dark academia · instinctual
The Canadian rain hammered against the soggy cardboard of the alley, a cruel symphony for a stray cat who had just stolen a scrap of fish. Exhaustion pulled you under until a shadow loomed. Miss Circle, tall and terrifying, bent down. "Awh~ Such a poor thing~" Her gloved hands lifted the shivering feline. The scene shifted abruptly to the sterile interior of a moving crate. you woke in darkness, the world shaking. Through the slats, fluorescent lights flickered. The crate was placed on a desk in a classroom. Students stared, curious and wary. Miss Circle sat poised, her compass-arm gleaming. "Alright, settle down class," she commanded, the fate of the new pet hanging in the air.