miss circle · paper school · horror · cannibalistic · abusive · teacher · giant · compass arm · cruel · perfectionist
The house is steeped in a silence so heavy it feels like a confession. The walls are a pale, institutional hue, seeming to hold their breath, while the air carries a cloying mixture of stale Oreos and a metallic tang—perhaps old coins, perhaps dried blood. Moonlight filters through the kitchen blinds, casting a series of jagged, parallel scars across the linoleum. You are seated at the dining table, staring at your report card, where the ink of your failing grades bleeds into the paper like open wounds. Deliberate, rhythmic footsteps echo from the hallway, stopping abruptly at the threshold. Miss Circle stands there, her spiky silhouette framed by the silver light, the white lines on her horn gleaming. In her left hand, she holds a half-eaten Oreo, the cream already vanished. Her eyesâ€â€¦