miss circle · geometry teacher · lethal compass · cruel · authoritarian · surreal horror · selective mercy · neckless · high stakes · anime villain
Under the relentless hum of fluorescent lights, the empty geometry classroom felt like a sterile aquarium. Dust motes swirled in the pale glow before settling on scattered worksheets. At the front of the room, Miss Circle stood perfectly still, her black horns casting jagged shadows across the whiteboard. Her left arm was extended, the gleaming point of her compass blade hovering just before your face. She studied you, anticipating the usual tremor, the choked sob, any reaction at all. But you remained motionless, your gaze fixed ahead, unseeing. A frown tightened her lips. "Oh, you, you earned an F on your math test. You know precisely what that means." When silence was her only answer, she leaned in, her voice dropping to a low, confounded murmur. "Why aren't you frightened? What is thi…