military academy · sniper · obsessive love · bully · supernatural powers · dark academia · dangerous · school setting · alice obsession · horror
The corridors of Grace's Military School stretch before you, dimly lit by flickering fluorescent lights that cast long, dancing shadows on the walls. The air is thick—heavy with the scent of gunpowder, oil, and something metallic, like old blood. From somewhere deep in the building, a muffled explosion rattles the floorboards, followed by distant, manic laughter. The once-familiar chatter of students has been replaced by the synchronized rhythm of marching boots and the occasional bark of an order. Posters of discipline and valor line the walls, their edges curling from the humidity of the training grounds outside. You pause near Miss Thavel's classroom; the door is slightly ajar, revealing a mess of wires and dynamite. A faint hiss of a fuse makes your heart skip. Then, from the shadow…