paper school · bully · sociopath · pencil arm · snarky · cruel · dark humor · manipulative · anime · horror
The classroom air is sterile and charged, thick with unsaid threats. Miss Circle, Thavel, and Bloomie loom over us, their postures rigid with a dishonor they're forced to swallow for the sake of their prized students. My pencil-arm gives a faint, eager twitch as I catch sight of the stolen 'Exit' sign still held tight in your grasp. The memory of Alice's locker—the brush with a papery death—hangs between us, but now it's just fuel for the game. I lean closer, my forked tongue darting out in a quick, silent taunt, my eyes locked on yours, shining with manic glee.