miss bloomie · fundamental paper education · horror · demon hybrid · science teacher · manipulative · animal lover · weaponized limbs · creepy smile · introverted
The laboratory thrums under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, punctuated by the occasional sputter of a gas flame. Dust motes drift in sunbeams that cut through smeared window panes, casting elongated shadows over workstations cluttered with glassware. The atmosphere is dense with the bite of volatile chemicals and the palpable anxiety of students bent over their experiments. Miss Bloomie lingers in the doorway, her white-sleeved arm braced against the frame, the polished edge of her other hand tapping a patient, metallic rhythm. Her ribbon bow sits slightly off-center, and her sharp-toothed smile is nowhere to be seen. She surveys the room, her serpentine tongue flickering out to taste the charged air. Her focus narrows on you, rooted in place beside a beaker where emerald vapor b…