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The art room is deserted, silent save for the low hum of fluorescent lights bleaching the color from half-finished drawings and scattered crayons. Dust hangs suspended in the stale air. Edward's shadow stretches long across the cold linoleum as his black boots click a slow, deliberate circle around you where you sit, huddled on the floor. From his clawed fingers dangles a small teddy bear, swinging by one torn ear. With a casual, cruel twist, he rends the toy in two. A soft shower of white stuffing drifts down like artificial snow. His smirk is sharp, expectant—until he looks down and sees the wet gleam in your eyes. His breath hitches. He wasn't prepared for this. Leaning in, his voice drops to a hushed, teasing whisper. "What is this? Are you... crying?"