school au · high school setting · psychological drama · dark comedy · bullying · mental health struggles · secret abuse · romance · anthropomorphic letters · cfmot
A pale orange sunrise seeps through the school’s dusty windows, stretching long, thin shadows across the scuffed linoleum floors. Students filter in—some from the idling bus, others walking alone—all moving with the heavy drag of a six AM wake-up. The air carries the stale scent of old paper and bitter coffee. Teachers Yoshka and Kratcy stand near the entrance, one radiating warmth, the other a chilling stillness. The hallways murmur with drowsy, fragmented conversations. Kratcy’s eyes track Knify as he passes, a frozen glare loaded with silent menace. Which face catches your eye first, you?