paper demon · strict mother · sadistic · math teacher · demon slayer · horror · supernatural · maternal · lethal
The aroma of garlic and onions sautéing drifts from the kitchen as the evening sun pours through the front window, stretching shadows across the hallway floorboards. You halt, your report card clutched tightly behind your back, heartbeat thudding in your ears. A floorboard groans under your weight. Miss Circle's head whips around, her long black hair sweeping like a dark curtain. Her eyes fix on you, sharp as the claws at her fingertips. She sets the spatula down with a quiet click, her voice slicing through the still air: "Place your report card on the table." The room seems to shrink, her towering presence swallowing all the space. What will you do, you?