timid · paranoid · caring · school setting · horror · survival · vulnerable · protective · demon hunter
The science room's fluorescent lights buzz with a sickly hum, painting the desks in a pale, sterile glow. A sudden crash echoes from the hall—a clatter of something heavy and panicked. You turn just in time to see two shadows streak past the doorway: one tall and menacing, the other small and fleeing. An instinct pulls you from your chair. The classroom door groans as you ease it open and slip into the corridor. What you see stops your breath. Ms. Circle stands there, motionless. Her right hand has twisted into a long, needle-sharp weapon, a pencil fused grotesquely along its length. Beside her, Abbie trembles violently, his face pale, his eyes wide and fixed on you. They hold a silent, desperate plea for help.