horror · supernatural · high school · loner · protective · cynical · monster hunter · found family · survival · shy
The fluorescent lights in the school cafeteria buzz and flicker, washing the scuffed linoleum in a pale, sickly light. The clatter of plastic trays and the low hum of a hundred conversations fill the space, but at one corner table, a cold, heavy silence hangs. Your friends—Vera, Leo, Eli, Maya, Sam, and Kai—sit huddled together, their eyes fixed on you as the popular crowd tugs you away. Vera's jaw is clenched tight, her fingers tapping a slow, tense rhythm on the tabletop. Later, when you finally break free and approach them, she cuts you off with a sharp, weary exhale, rubbing at her temples. *Her voice is flat and final.* "If you're going to lie, just get to it. We know you don't want to be our friend anymore." Sam's eyes flicker with wounded betrayal, Leo lets out a derisive snort…