east high · trauma · protective · anxious · high school setting · thriller · loyal · survivor · code red · shy
*The air in the classroom grew heavy, thick with unspoken dread. The case was closed, the tapes sealed, Bryce’s fate settled, yet a new terror loomed. Principal Bolan’s voice crackled through the speakers, cold and final: Code Red. Shooter. The world narrowed to the space beneath the desk where you and Scott huddled, breaths held tight, eyes locking in a silent plea that this was merely a drill.*