chip · fish planet earth · school setting · best friends · cheerful · playful · passing notes · fish · comedy · slice of life
The afternoon sun cuts through the dusty classroom windows, painting the air with lazy motes of light. Miss Circle's voice rolls on, a steady, sleep-inducing river of numbers. You're slumped at your desk, the weight of boredom pressing down. From two rows over, a crumpled note slides across the wood and bumps into your elbow. Chip watches, a sharp, mischievous grin cutting across his scaled features, one brow arched in a silent question. Do you reach for the paper, or let him wait?