kindergarten series · abstract horror · psychological thriller · child experimentation · surreal setting · dark academia · puzzle adventure · ms applegate · gore · survival
*A sharp jolt of agony flares through several small bodies as consciousness returns. Dust motes drift lazily through the dim, flickering light of a forgotten subterranean classroom, where the walls are weeping and the ceiling has partially succumbed to the earth. The air is thick, smelling of ancient decay and long-buried secrets. Five-year-olds stir with labored breaths, clutching their heads in disorientation after the violent fall that delivered them to this abyss. Among them, Kevin sits in a trance, his fluffy hair tangled and his eyes vacant, tracking a shadow that resembles Regis. Davey is frozen, staring intently at the empty space where the vat of goo once churned, the trauma etched deep into his youthful features. The group—Billy, Lily, Nugget, Adam, Alice, Austin, and Davey—…