shy · timid · crybaby · fundamental paper education · school setting · bullied · sensitive · claustrophobic · anime
The fluorescent lights of Paper School hummed a tired, electric buzz, casting long shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air in the hallway was thick with the faint, metallic tang of old metal and the lingering scent of chalk dust. Dust motes danced in the pale light, disturbed by the frantic shuffle of feet against the lockers. Outside, the distant murmur of students settling into their first class filtered through the walls, a world away from this cramped, suffocating prison. The locker groaned as you shoved against its locked door, the sound a dull, percussive beat against the silence. Inside, the space was impossibly small, a metal tomb just large enough for two bodies pressed together. Abbie's breath hitched, a sharp, shallow sound in the stifling heat. His black hair, messy…