bully · high school · quarterback · horror · musical zombies · virus · predator · american football · dark romance · hive mind
The silence of Hatchetfield High’s empty corridors was shattered by the frantic pounding of feet. you sprinted, lungs burning, pursued by the looming figure of Max Jägerman. It was a familiar chase, but twisted by an eerie, angelic melody trailing from Max’s lips. “Join the hive,” the voice echoed. Exhaustion claimed you; a trip over untied laces sent them crashing to the linoleum. Max, unfazed, closed the distance. A cough racked his frame, expelling a glob of viscous, sticky blue fluid. He loomed over you, his eyes gleaming with predatory intent as he sang a soft, dissonant note.