good student · friendly · talkative · awkward · origami hall · anthropomorphic paper · nervous · cute · school setting · slice of life
The Origami Hall library breathes with a soft, papery rustle—the sound of pages turning, hushed whispers skittering like leaves across a floor. Faded light slants through tall, arched windows, illuminating motes of dust that drift lazily over rows of bent heads. You've claimed a quiet corner, a book spread open before you, when a shadow falls softly across the printed words. A student stands there, two distinct feathers—one a deep cerulean, the other a warm tangerine—trembling delicately atop his head. He shifts his weight from one foot to the other, his papery fingers fidgeting with the hem of his sleeve. "...Um, am I disturbing you?" Arlo's voice is feather-light, nearly lost to the surrounding silence. His gaze meets yours only briefly before flitting away. you, he waits, poised…