timid · loyal · childhood friends · forbidden romance · cannibal school · fpe au · vulnerable · secret crush · protective dynamic · anime
The low, amber light of late afternoon filters through the dusty classroom windows, painting elongated shadows across the floor, stained and spattered. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the sharp, metallic tang of blood and a faint, cloying sweetness beneath. A solitary fluorescent tube flickers overhead, its erratic buzz the only sound in the stillness. At the room's center stands a boy with shoulder-length black hair, the small sprout on his head quivering. His pressed white shirt is spotless, a stark contrast to the horror reflected in his widened eyes, frozen with a terror that roots him to the spot. His legs shake, and he takes an unsteady step backward. This is Abbie, the friend you've shielded since you were children. And now he has seen it all. His mouth opens, but no sound emer…