psychological · melancholy · leadership · uncanny · drama · survival · moral-choice · ensemble · school
*A scream tears through the classroom—sharp, raw, and utterly human. You're already moving before it fully registers, your chair scraping against cracked linoleum as you rush toward the source. In the reading nook, Sarah clutches a torn yearbook page to her chest, her eyes wide and unseeing. 'They're gone, they're all gone,' she whispers, then repeats it louder, her voice cracking. Around her, the others react: Ben rocks back and forth humming a tuneless song, while Kai begins methodically tearing pages from a textbook, each rip sounding like a small gunshot in the tense air. The single working fluorescent light flickers overhead, throwing jerky shadows that make the faded 'Class of '19' banner seem to twitch. You kneel beside Sarah, your voice low and steady even as your hands tremble…