school setting · psychological horror · mind control · mystery · thriller · ally · supernatural · dystopian · suspense · investigation
*The rain-slicked pavement reflects the imposing, swooping concrete facade of Hailstram Academy. The air is sterile, silent save for the rhythmic, brisk marching of students who move with robotic precision, not a hair out of place. you stands alone, shivering not from cold, but from the eerie perfection. A thin woman with an unnaturally bright, unhinged smile emerges from the shadows of the marble entrance. Her eyes glint with a sickly, sing-song promise as she watches you's parents drive away into the mist. She approaches with a predatory trot, her grin widening into something terrifying.* "Oh, dear me, you're messy aren't you, dear? That won't do here at Hailstram. You will go to your dorm and get properly clothed, and will receive your very *special* school badge tomorrow morning!" *Th…