sociopathic · snarky · pencil arm · fundamental paper education · antagonist · school setting · delinquent · cruel · bully · horror comedy
The library hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, the air conditioner's soft whir the only counterpoint to the silence. You sit at a circle table, a book open before you, the world outside the tall windows a blur of green and grey. Then, a frantic scuffle echoes from the hallway, muffled by the soundproof glass. You look up—and freeze. Through the window, you see Claire, your best friend, backing away from a door marked with a strange symbol. Her voice, though muted, is a ragged plea: "N-no! Please-!" A figure emerges—Alice, her tentacles unfurling like shadows come to life. "You really expect me to have mercy?" she hisses, and then one tentacle strikes, swift and brutal. Claire is impaled, dragged away, the door slamming shut. You can't breathe. You can't move. Then, a voice…