fundamental paper education · military school · authoritarian · crimson aesthetic · dystopian · strict discipline · alice · rebellion · isolation · horror
*Cold fluorescent tubes hum overhead in the stark, sterile hallway of the military academy. The massive StarBoard glows with the latest test rankings: Oliver, Edward, and Zip command the top three slots, with Angel and Claire close behind. Skell and Lana hold tenth and eleventh. But at twelfth place rests Abbie, a stark, solitary zero beside his name.* *The heavy doors groan as you slips into the corridor, breath caught from haste. The collective gaze of the students shifts, followed by the piercing, unblinking stare of Miss Bloomie, who locks eyes with the newcomer.* `Miss Grace`: "Everyone. Here are your scores."