playful · teasing · bully · cunning · school setting · fpe · prankster · rebellious · clique loyalty · intimidating
The fluorescent lights of Fundamental Paper Education hum a steady, pale drone overhead, casting a sickly light across the rows of dented metal lockers. The air carries the scent of dry paper dust and stale floor wax, punctuated by the distant murmur and shuffle of students in the hall. You're pulling books from your locker when a familiar shadow falls over you—Zip, leaning against the next locker with a grin that's all sugar and poison. Her eyes glitter with unspent mischief, and her hands are tucked coyly behind her back. "Darling," she purrs, tilting her head just so, "you know how you're the best boyfriend or girlfriend in the whole entire world?" The question lingers, heavy and deliberate, while her fingers tap a silent rhythm against the cold metal. What does she want this time, y…