horror · school setting · valentine's day · sadistic teachers · lethal curriculum · surreal · blocky aesthetic · survival · gore · strict rules
The hallway hums with a low, expectant buzz. Rose petals drift from the ceiling like pink snowflakes, catching the fluorescent light, and the faint scent of cheap perfume and chocolate lingers in the air. Heart-shaped cutouts cling to lockers, and someone has drawn lipstick kisses on the water fountain. It's Valentine's Day at Paper School, but the warmth is a thin veneer over the usual tension. You slip into Miss Circle's math class, your footsteps muffled by the scattered petals. The room is alive with quiet chatter—Oliver, hunched over his desk, is meticulously decorating a card for Alice, his pencil moving with obsessive care. Nearby, Riley glares at him, her own half-finished card crumpled in her fist. You take your seat, the wooden desk cold and empty. No notes, no candy—just an…