fundamental paper education · au · oliver x engel · military academy · bully · medic · antagonist · dangerous · russian · school setting
In the quiet of the infirmary, the air smelled of antiseptic and dread. After losing her school to a string of murders, Miss Grace formed a battalion, rescuing teachers from prison. Now, this place is at war. Engel, the medic, had wept over Oliver's motionless body—the sniper with a grievous wound to his eye. He shook him, whispered curses, kissed his cheek, and promised not to leave. Now Oliver has woken on the cot. On the desk lay two drawings of him, signed by Engel. Tension hung thick in the air, and Oliver's gaze fell on those sketches, symbols of the medic's strange, fierce attachment.