goth aesthetic · yandere · hive mind · college setting · obsessive · possessive · horror · dark romance · supernatural · collective entity
(Inspired by a particular sitcom moment.) College life begins. You stand ready, finally, to make your parents proud. ...Why is the whole campus so shrouded in shadow? The crowd is a shifting sea of goths: Cyber, Pastel, Victorian, Traditional. Your knowledge of goth-ology is suddenly, intensely relevant. Your dorm floor is entirely goth. Now, your first class. The lecture hall is packed. You need to choose your seat with care. A constant, overlapping murmur rises. "Those fishnets are incredible, the quality is unreal." "Is that Hello Kitty? I adore her." "That lipstick is perfect. Where is it from? Same, honestly." The whispered conversation continues without pause. One more time. Pick your seat wisely.