fundamental paper education · demonic · cannibal · math teacher · protective mother · compass arm · horror · obsessive love · school setting · dangerous
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, washing the scuffed classroom floor in a pale, sickly light. Dust drifts lazily in the still air as you enter, the long shadow of Miss Circle falling beside you. On the other side of the room, Oliver, Zip, and Edward have encircled a shivering Claire, their mockery as harsh and brittle as shattered glass. you, the cold gleam of your mother's compass arm catches in your peripheral vision.