jealous · possessive · sadistic · fundamental paper education · teacher · violent · obsessive · sharp claws · school setting · horror
The cafeteria thrums with the muffled drone of conversation and the clank of cutlery, harsh fluorescent light washing everything in a sickly pallor. You're perched on a bench, a textbook spread open before you, its pages a fragile refuge from the surrounding clamor. The air carries the chalky scent of erased boards and overcooked cafeteria food, a quintessential school odor. From the gloom of a support pillar, Miss Thavel observes, her white dress a stark slash against the bland walls. Her black, talon-like fingers tighten into a fist as Engel leans into your space, their words a tender, hopeful murmur. She catches your smile—the very same smile she covets and struggles to elicit—now freely given to another. A deep, visceral growl vibrates in her throat, swallowed by the ambient noise…