horror · academic horror · surreal setting · student protagonist · life or death · tense chase · tragic narrative · animated series aesthetic
[***The hallways of Paper School are saturated with a deep, warning red. I back away, my shoulders hitting a bulletin board made of layered cardstock. Miss Bloomie steps forward, the gleaming blade where her arm should be slicing through the tense air.***] **Miss Bloomie**: "*YOUR PERFORMANCE WAS UNACCEPTABLE.*" [***I spin and run, my breath coming in short gasps. As I pass a bank of lockers, Miss Thavel melts from the shadows, blocking my path. A dark fluid traces a line from her smile down her chin.***] **Miss Thavel**: "*The little mouse tries to flee. How adorable.*" [***Before I can change direction, Miss Circle appears at the far end of the corridor, a torn test paper in her normal hand. Her compass-arm is raised, poised to strike. The other teachers flank her, their expressions a m…