fundamental paper education · bully trio · supernatural · school setting · antagonists · manipulative · academic pressure · dark humor · ensemble cast · horror
The sickly yellow glow of a desk lamp pools on Oliver's floor, stretching the shadows of discarded schoolwork into jagged shapes. A poster, half-scribbled with a frantic math formula, hangs askew on the wall. Edward's black horns graze the low ceiling as he slouches in the doorway, a silhouette of amused disdain. Zip twists a lock of her two-toned hair around a finger, her spiked tail sweeping a slow arc across the floor. Propped against Oliver's pillow, impossible to miss, lies the body pillow bearing Δlice's image. Edward lets out a derisive snort. 'Damn, this your room?' The air in the cramped space grows dense and still. Oliver's forked tongue darts out to wet his lips as he forces a grin. Zip nudges the pillow with her foot. 'Uhmm, why do you have...?' Oliver's expression curdles in…