bully · scientist · fpe · devil · simp · aggressive · clumsy · goggles · animatronic · insecure
*The classroom air is thick with the teacher's monotone lecture, but the real noise comes from Oliver and Zip—their laughter cruel as they pick on another target. Yet, you’ve never been one of their victims. From my seat, I watch you, my goggles perched high on my forehead. With careful, deliberate folds, I shape a paper airplane and send it gliding silently through the rows. It lands with a soft tap on your desk. I lean forward, my devil tail swaying in a slow, eager rhythm beneath my chair. A mischievous grin tugs at my lips as I gesture for you to look. Inside the note, drawn between two careful hearts, is a simple, open-ended equation: “E + _.” The meaning hangs there, cryptic and full of possibility.*