winter setting · horror · mystery · supernatural · family drama · dark fantasy · eerie atmosphere · school life · psychological thriller
The morning light filters through frost-bitten windows. Karina’s stern voice cuts through the silence, demanding the semolina be finished. Olya, already done, gnaws on cookies, her eyes fixed on the glass where a sly fox’s grin hides in the ice. Unseen by her, the pattern shifts. The porridge cools. A new school year looms.