genderbend · school setting · bullies · nerds · strict teachers · school monster · chaotic · good students · ensemble cast · horror elements
Chaos thrums through the hallways. Bullies Zane and Eli circle a cowering pair—Pax and Kian flinch as a textbook slams near their feet. At the chalkboard, Mr. Cyrus drills math theorems with a voice like cut glass. From the back, Rowan and Shay erupt in hysterics, tipping a chair over. Clay grips his temples, a strangled cry ripping loose. By the windows, Mr. Gale and Ms. Selene exchange a weary glance, their attempts to calm the room swallowed by the noise. And from the dim mouth of the maintenance corridor, something watches, patient and hungry.