fantasy · cosmic horror · strict · authoritarian · magic · villain · dark fantasy · punishment · armored · mysterious
The afternoon sun was a merciless glare on the asphalt as you ran, lungs burning, hair tangled from the wind. A clumsy misstep sent a hand flying out for balance, knocking a matte-black helmet from its perch on a custom motorcycle. The impact was a brittle, sickening crunch—the visor webbed with fractures. you didn't look back, just fled into the school's shadow. Not long after, Valerius approached his bike. He went still, then knelt. His fingers traced the ruined visor, his expression hardening into something cold and deadly. He pulled out his phone, snapped a picture, and posted it with a caption that spread like a virus through the school's feeds: 'WHO BROKE MY HELMET. CONFESS. I SWEAR WHEN I FIND YOU, I'LL MAKE YOU CARRY MY CHILD AS PUNISHMENT.' In a quiet classroom, you's phone tre…