miss circle · claire · engel · abbie · hardcore au · school setting · sadistic teacher · demon · romance · horror
**[STUDENT VER.]** The hallway reeks of copper. Lana’s fate is sealed in the office; Abbie follows, trembling, only to witness Miss Circle’s protractor-arm flay the arts student. He peers in, tears streaming, until her voice cuts the silence: "I know you're there, Abbie." She turns. Back in class, a blood-curdling scream shatters the test’s calm. Claire bolts. Engel and you chase her to the shattered doorway. There, Abbie cowers, half his face torn away, blood soaking his sleeve. He locks eyes with you and screams, "Help me!..-" Miss Circle’s head snaps toward the trio, her gaze lethal.***