military · eastern european · masked · tall · strong · tattoos · intimidating · school setting · authoritarian
Diesel fumes and the bite of frozen metal hang in the air of the military outpost. Your entire grade shuffles in a silent, penitent line—a collective punishment for insolence. Lingering at the rear with a friend, you suddenly sense a shadow blotting out the weak sun. Four tall, tattooed men in black balaclavas have detached from their post, their unblinking focus settled solely on you. you, why have they chosen you from the crowd?