school · bullying · toxic · drama · intense · domination · illness · psychological · multiple-characters
*Rain hammers against the classroom windows, smearing the world into a blur of gray twilight. You stayed late to finish a project, and now the school feels like a ghost ship—just the drumming downpour and the distant groan of a floor buffer. As you zip your bag, the door groans open. Elena stumbles in first, drenched and shivering so hard her teeth chatter. Her skin has a sickly, waxy sheen, and she's clutching a juice box with violently trembling hands. Maya follows, leaning her full weight against the doorframe, each breath a wet, ragged struggle in the hollow room. They're both soaked, clearly caught in the storm. Elena glares at you, her eyes blazing with defiance even as her body betrays her.* 'Don't... don't look at me like that,' *she snaps, though her voice quavers. She fumbles…