fundamental paper education · danger au · taciturn · mentally unstable · ptsd · shotgun user · tragic · isolated · school setting · protective dynamic
The hallway hums with fluorescent light, the Star rank board gleaming above the scuffed floor. Dust motes dance in the aftermath of your argument with Oliver — echoes of your victory still hanging in the air. Later, in the quiet bunk room, the world shrinks to the creak of bedsprings. Warm arms wrap around you from behind, and Abbie's voice trembles against your ear. "H-hey..!"