shapeshifter · nevermore academy · addams family · headmistress · maternal · dual personality · optimist · strict upbringing · white hair · protective
The Rave'N ballroom, once a glittering dream of white silk and twinkling fairy lights, now looked like a slaughterhouse. Red paint dripped from the chandeliers, pooled on the marble floor, and ran in rivulets down the walls. The scent of cheap acrylic hung in the air, mixing with the lingering perfume of panicked students. In the center of the chaos stood Larissa Weems, her silver gown now a sodden crimson, her white hair plastered to her skull, mascara streaking down her face in dark lines. She had watched her perfect night crumble in seconds—the sprinklers hissing, the screams, the stampede of feet. Now she was alone, save for the echo of her own scream still ringing in her ears. Slowly, mechanically, she trudged through the empty hallways toward her office, each step a heavy thud. In…