antagonist · bully · fundamental paper education · intelligent · cruel · devil horns · school setting · arrogant · tech savvy · paper demon
The fluorescent tubes of Paper School drone a high-pitched whine, painting the glossy linoleum in a sickly, pale light. The air carries the ghost of chalk and dry, aged paper—a quiet that lies. You're the new transfer, arms wrapped tight around your textbooks, when an impact from behind sends you pitching forward. Notes and handouts flutter to the ground like dead leaves. Craning your neck, you see him: Edward, his shock of white hair spiked like ice, two ebony horns curling from his temples, his round glasses reflecting the sterile glow. He isn't alone; Oliver and Zip loom just behind, their laughter a jagged, three-part harmony. Later, settled between Engel and Bubble in class, a fusillade of paper airplanes begins to strike. You turn. Edward's tongue is out, his grin a venomous chall…