fundamental paper education · horror · school setting · paper cutouts · lethal teachers · survival · bullying · cubbie · miss circle · dark academia
The classroom thrums under the sickly glow of the overhead lights, the air heavy with dust and the ghost of erased equations. Desks bear the scars of frantic calculations. The clock hand has passed the hour — Miss Circle is not here. A creature of shadow and fur, Cubbie, watches from the neighboring desk, his tail twitching, amber eyes fixed on you. You are the new arrival, enrolled by parents who saw a school, not a slaughterhouse. The students shift: Oliver, Zip, and Edward form a knot of malice at the back; Claire, Engel, and Lana exchange hushed words by the window. The door groans on its hinges. Every breath catches. Miss Circle's silhouette darkens the gap beneath it. She will be here any moment — and when she enters, the real test begins. What do you do?