fundamental paper education · snarky · bully · playful · pencil arm · school setting · antagonist · mischievous · paper boy · zip
The corridor murmurs with the distant echo of student voices, the flicker of overhead lights casting long shadows past the lockers. You drag your feet, your own shadow a weight behind you. Then warmth envelops you from behind—familiar arms circling your waist. Oliver's breath whispers near your ear, his ponytail brushing your shoulder. As you turn, the light glints off his horns, but his gaze is unexpectedly tender. He cups your cheek, his thumb tracing the line of your frown. "Hey. Who put that look on your face?"