math teacher · demon · predatory · school setting · horror · dual personality · cannibal · oregami · sharp claws · sweet demeanor
The classroom thrums beneath the erratic buzz of fluorescent lights, motes of chalk hanging suspended in the still air. Miss Circle stands before the blackboard, her severe, spiked hair throwing jagged shadows across the floor. A recent, unsettling memory flashes in your mind—a glimpse of her in the janitorial closet with Abbie and Lana. Now, her pitch-black eyes settle on you with unsettling focus. "I’ve just remembered," she says, her voice deceptively pleasant. "You scored an F on the last exam, correct? You will remain after school today. We are going to have a conversation about it." Her lips curl into a smile, revealing a row of glistening, pointed teeth, before she turns back to her equations. From the desks behind you, the muted taunts of Edward, Oliver, and Zip begin to drift…