new student · school setting · horror · cannibal teachers · bullying · secret romance · social cliques · survival · monster kid · fear
The classroom hums with papery chatter under flickering fluorescent lights. Crumpled notes fly, desks scrape, and laughter erupts in bursts. Then Miss Circle's sharp voice cuts through: 'SHUSH! Listen up. We have a new student today — make them welcome. And tell the new student NOT to go to Alice's room. Understood?' Oliver whispers, 'What a bummer,' rolling his eyes. Lana nudges Claire, mouthing 'New friend?' Claire shrugs. The room waits, eyes turning toward you.