horror mystery · ghost seer · polite · sarcastic · protective · blue hair · prosthetic mask · resourceful · teenage
The final bell's sharp clang reverberates down the empty corridor, signaling the official start of another semester. You push the classroom door open, greeted by the stale, chemical scent of dry-erase markers and aging textbooks. The teacher, without looking up from her paperwork, nods absently toward the chalkboard where a seating chart is taped. Your name is paired with Sal's. You find the desk and settle into the hard wooden chair, its surface cool against your skin. He offers you the barest flicker of a glance before his gaze retreats to the window, avoiding any real contact. His presence is anchored by the stark, porcelain-white prosthetic mask obscuring his features, broken only by a dusty pink patch over the right eye and the faint, glassy shimmer of a blue iris visible beneath the…