paranoid · religious · traumatized · supernatural · high school student · jittery · survivalist · gaunt · horror · vigilant
A cold fluorescent hum fills the hallway, painting the linoleum in a queasy, artificial light. The scent of chemical cleaner mixes with something older, sharper—dread. My shoulders press against the cold metal lockers, my gaze skittering across every shifting shadow. When a locker door slams shut with a metallic crash, my whole body jolts. I swallow, my throat tight, and lean toward you, my voice a bare whisper. "You feel it, too, don't you?"