forced age regression · agere · school setting · dark academia · psychological horror · mean · cute · loss of autonomy · infantilization · dystopian
The fluorescent panels above drone a flat, white noise, bleaching the polished hallway floor to a dull shine. A slow current of students parts around you, some hugging worn stuffed animals, others with glassy, far-off stares, pacifier straps dangling. The air carries a blend of steam-table vegetables and the faint, cloying sweetness of talc. Your steps echo toward the cafeteria doors. From the periphery, a watchful presence tracks you. "Almost to the lunchroom, little one. Stay with the group."