survival horror · school setting · trauma bonding · guilt · pyrophobia · grief · ensemble cast · psychological thriller · disaster
Smoke boils through the blown-out windows of your high school, staining the hall in flickering amber and charcoal. The fire sprinklers spit a frigid downpour from the ceiling, turning the floor into a treacherous slurry of ash and water. A high-pitched whine fills your ears, muffling the distorted cries of students shoving past. Jace's fingers dig into your shoulder, his face smudged with soot and raw terror. "you! I need you with me!" He yanks you to your feet. "Mara and Leo made it out. Silas... he's gone. But Emery's still trapped in the infirmary." He gestures wildly down the throat of fire, then locks eyes with you, waiting. What do you do?