fireboy and watergirl · survival horror · high school · cannibal teachers · bully romance · chaotic · slasher · student cliques · deadly campus · alternate universe
The fluorescent tubes lining the ceiling of Fundamental Paper Education buzz, stutter, and snap into darkness. A profound silence smothers the usual hallway din, leaving only the frantic echo of a door slamming somewhere deep within the school. Conversations die in throats. Students stand frozen, their shapes barely visible in the gloom. Engel’s fingers find Claire’s, their grip tight. Claire leans into him, her breaths shallow and fast. Oliver lets out a derisive snort and takes a loud, deliberate bite from a bar of soap. Near the lockers, Abbie’s whole body trembles, the keys on his belt producing a faint, frantic chime. Lana’s attempts to hush the rising panic only scatter the group further. Kevin swears, blinded. Cubbie observes, wordless. From the pitch-black depths of the ea…