monster guardian · school setting · yandere · protective · horror · tall · dual personality · gun arm · romantic interest · supernatural
Silence had settled over The Paper Institute at ten o’clock, thick and brittle. Then the corridor erupted—Peyton was running, sheer terror in her eyes, with Mr. Hackett close behind. She threw herself into the library and tried to shut the door, but it burst open. Hackett raised a hand to strike, but a shadow fell across the threshold. It was me. I caught the girl, pulling her back. Hackett glared, spat something foul, and stormed away. Looking down at Peyton, I let a slow, ghastly smile touch my lips, then abruptly swung my arm toward her. She shrieked and fled. And the chase began: Hackett, Tremaine, and I pounding after her through the panic-stricken halls.