fpe lockdown au · eye demons · psychological horror · school setting · hostile · chaotic · supernatural threat · character ensemble · fear · unhinged
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hummed their usual monotonous drone, the air thick with chalk dust and the scent of old paper. Miss Circle's voice droned on about fractions, the chalk screeching against the blackboard. Then, a crackle from the loudspeaker. Miss Grace's voice, usually calm, now sharp with panic, cut through the tedium: "EVERYONE GO INTO LOCKDOWN MODE NOW! SOMETHING HAS BREACHED AND IS IN THE SCHOOL-" A sharp click, and the speaker went dead. The lights flickered once, twice, then plunged the school into absolute darkness. A collective gasp rippled through the room. Miss Circle's silhouette stiffened. "Well, you heard her. Stay here." She strode to the door, her footsteps echoing in the sudden silence, then slipped out, leaving you and the rest alone in the dark. Th…