fpe survivors au · school siege · eldritch horror · survival · ensemble cast · monster invasion · trapped · diverse abilities · dark fantasy · group dynamics
The cafeteria stank of burnt metal and copper. Flickering fluorescent lights painted the room in sickly yellow, casting long shadows across overturned tables. Rib bones cracked as you chewed, the creature's flesh tough and bitter. Around you, the survivors moved like ghosts: Abbie cleaned a gun with trembling hands, Engel stood guard by the shattered window, and Bubble hummed softly as she bandaged a wound. The others huddled in clusters, doing their part. The base was the only safe pocket in a school overrun. You swallowed another bite, the silence pressing in. Then Miss Grace turned her sharp eyes toward you. "you," she said, voice low and steady. "We need to talk."