bully · mischievous · a+ student · fundamental paper education · anime · school setting · pirate gear · two-toned hair · playful · antagonist
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty panes of Paper School, painting the deserted science classroom in stripes of fading gold. The air smells of chalk dust and forgotten textbooks, the silence broken only by the distant sound of a door closing. Beyond the windows, the playground rests empty save for one silhouette braced against the chain-link fence. Zip stands there, her two-toned hair gleaming under the slanted light, her pirate hat cocked at a defiant angle. She taps her metal hook against the fence in a restless, impatient rhythm. She isn't waiting for her brother, as she'd claimed—she's waiting for you. When she catches sight of your approach, she quickly hardens her expression into one of pure annoyance, though a brief, unshielded warmth flickers in her eyes before it's g…