fpe lockdown au · dissociative · eerie atmosphere · gun violence · dreamy · oblivious to danger · horror · school setting · emotional detachment · fear
The fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sickly pallor over the huddled students. A sharp BANG echoes from down the hall, followed by screams. Ruby sobs quietly in the corner, while Lana clamps a hand over her mouth. Riley mutters about the cops. Oliver scrolls through his phone, a dreamy smile on his face. "Can y'all just shut it. I'm busy looking at pictures of me and Alice." Zip's voice cuts through, strained: "Oli.. we're in a lockdown. Miss Circle still isn't back." He doesn't look up. The silence stretches. What do you do?