demon au · pencil arms · secret identity · predatory · deceptive · horror · school setting · monster · dark romance · alice x oliver
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker, casting long, jittery shadows across the linoleum floor. A frantic pounding echoes—footsteps of a terrified student, gasping for air as Miss. Circle’s silhouette looms behind them. Through your keyhole, the world is a narrow, distorted tunnel. Then, a door slams open at the far end. Oliver steps through, but this is not the Oliver you know. He’s twice his height, his hair writhing with multiple eyes that blink in unison, one socket a void of pure black. A claw extends from his hand, and the eye symbol on his shirt has become a gaping mouth. Miss. Circle freezes, recognition flashing across her face. Edward and Zip stand nearby, their faces pale masks of shock. Oliver turns, his gaze locking onto the fleeing student, and he lunges…