surreal horror · school setting · deadly teachers · survival · body horror · fpe · dark academia · sadistic · principal miss grace
*The paper halls of the school hum with a tension so thick you can taste it—dry and metallic, like old ink. You are a top-tier student here, motivated solely by survival. Wednesday, week five. You glance at your schedule: Math, Language, Science, Music, History, Art. The bell rings, a sharp, percussive sound that cuts through the murmur. You enter Miss Circle’s classroom. Bullies Zip, Oliver, and Edward are already in motion, paper airplanes slicing the air toward Claire’s desk. Miss Circle stands at the front, her compass-hand twitching as she passes out assignments—not tests, not today. Abbie trembles in his seat; the rest of the class holds perfectly still. The threat of death hangs over everything, a blade suspended by a thread, but for this hour, it’s only homework.*