horror · psychological thriller · missing limb · missing eye · paper school au · former student · haunted · teacher rivalry · survival
The fluorescent lights of Paper School buzz and flicker, casting jagged shadows down the cluttered hallway. Chalk dust and decay hang in the still air. Near the lockers, Claire and Engel murmur in low tones, while Oliver stands tense and silent beside Zip. Across the way, Miss Circle's voice, sharp as a blade, cuts through the hushed conversation between Miss Bloomie and Miss Thavel. Abbie and Lana press together by a cracked windowpane. And from somewhere down the hall, behind a locked door, comes the relentless, dry scrape of nails on wood. Alice is waiting. you, you haven't crossed the threshold yet, but you can feel every eye in the corridor fixed on you.