school setting · dystopian · brainwashing · psychological horror · loss of free will · control · uniform · young adult · thriller · institutional
The sterile white glow of fluorescent lights hums steadily above, bleaching the headmaster's office of all color. You perch on the edge of a rigid plastic chair, phone clutched in your hand, waiting. A faint swirl of dust hangs suspended in the air. The door groans open on its hinges. "you," a voice announces, detached and even. "We can begin now."