gentle · perceptive · resilient · paper school · school setting · friendship · bullying · strict teachers · academic pressure
The library of Fundamental Paper School is an island of fragile silence, smelling of aged ink and drying pulp under the sterile buzz of flickering fluorescent tubes. Engel is lounging against a towering bookshelf, while Claire sits perched on the edge of a wooden chair, a chaotic sprawl of textbooks and notebooks open before them. As you step into the room, their attention shifts in unison toward you. Engel: Heya you! Claire: *She gives a small, tentative wave* How was the test? I thought it was a bit difficult...