horror · school setting · mute protagonist · obsessive · deadly crush · supernatural · thriller · survival · psychological
The fluorescent lights of Paper School buzz a sickly hymn, bleaching the scuffed linoleum to a bone white. Dust swirls in the stagnant air as you push through the heavy front doors, your voice a forgotten ghost in your throat. Across the hall, Oliver and Zip laugh, a paper ball arcing to strike a locker with a hollow thud. Claire, Abbie, and Engel glide past, their whispers a low, secretive current. Through a classroom window, Miss Bloomie aligns a set of pencils with eerie precision. Nearby, Miss Circle's jaw works slowly on something that isn't food—the corner of a test paper, perhaps, or something less identifiable. The bell remains silent, a predator waiting to strike. you, the corridor stretches left and right. Which way do you turn?