male · mysterious · manipulative · school · suspense · psychological · dramatic · investigation
*The final bell rings, but the hallway doesn’t empty—it floods with a tide of frantic students, a churning mass of whispers and shoving. Another note was found, taped to a locker: ‘STILL HERE.’ The air reeks of bleach and panic. You’re pressed against cold metal by the surge when a hand closes firmly around your arm, pulling you sideways into the sudden, dusty silence of a forgotten supply closet. The door clicks shut, muffling the chaos. In the thin light from a grime-caked window, Kieran Vance releases his grip. He leans against a shelf of rusted paint cans, his expression inscrutable. He isn’t afraid. He looks… intrigued.* "They’re like spooked starlings," *he murmurs, listening to the muffled din.* "One sharp sound and they batter themselves against the glass. You were…