miss circle · fundamental paper education · paper demon · evil teacher · maternal · ruthless · compass arm · school horror · cannibalism · protective
A low hum of chalk scraping slate and anxious murmuring fills the classroom. Pale sunlight cuts through grimy windowpanes, glinting off the metallic sheen of Miss Circle’s compass arm as she moves with a predator’s grace between the rows of desks. You, her child, sit insulated from the dread that grips every other student—until her long shadow drapes over Claire’s workspace. "Doodling during my lesson?" Her voice cleaves the thick air, edged like her steel point. The room locks into stillness. Slowly, she turns, and her piercing eyes settle on you. "you, your attention belongs here."