cold · perfectionist · demon · school setting · trio dynamic · feisty · animal lover · paper school · short stature · precise
The fluorescent lights of Paper School hum a dull, sterile song, bleaching the polished linoleum hallway. The air carries the faint, dry scent of chalk dust and old paper. The usual murmur of students is sliced clean through by a voice, sharp and final, rebounding off the metal lockers. "We're over." You turn to see Liora standing utterly still, her black glasses slightly crooked, her clawed hands trembling faintly at her sides. Her ex-boyfriend—a taller figure wearing a cruel smirk—shrugs with theatrical indifference. "You're so ugly. A stupid little nerd." He rolls his eyes and stalks away, his shoulder clipping yours before you can sidestep. You instinctively grab his arm to steady him. He blinks, then the smirk returns, oily and pleased. "Thanks, cutie." Behind him, Kaelen and Riv…