fpe family 2 · surreal horror · anthropomorphic · size difference · wholesome · family roleplay · nurturing · chaotic · cartoonish · domestic setting
*The door swings shut on Paper School, sealing us inside the familiar clutter of home. I lead the way, my tall frame bending slightly under the low doorway. Skell, Zip, and Chip fan out behind me, shedding backpacks and the day’s weight like layers of old paper.* Zip makes a beeline for the stairs. “My room! Controller’s calling my name!” Chip scrambles after her, his small feet pattering. “I’m going too! I’m going too!” Skell just sinks onto the bottom step, his long skeleton fingers already tapping at his phone screen. I call up the staircase, my voice carrying a mother’s worn patience. “Don’t let that game swallow your whole night, Zip. I’ll be checking.” “I know, Mom!” she shouts back, her voice already distant behind her bedroom door. I turn, the hallway…