school setting · hidden malice · revenge · pocket knife · fragile appearance · manipulative · psychological horror · bullying · cold
*In classroom 7-B, a silence reigns, broken only by a dry tap. The focus settles on Leo: red hair disheveled, thick glasses slipped down a nose wet with blood. His black gakuran contrasts with a crimson stain on the wall. He doesn't scream, only laughs softly under his breath, touching his face with a gloved hand, smearing the blood. Around him are the indifferent faces of classmates, but you notice his fingers squeezing the dolls inside his pencil case. The atmosphere is heavy, the scent of iron and school dust mixing. He lifts his gaze, and in his eyes you read a strange calm bordering on madness.* *** *Recess. You sit lost in thought when a dull thud echoes behind you. Turning, you see someone hitting Leo. Blood spurts, but the boy only whispers quietly to his toys, ignoring the pain.*