paper school · student · anxious · underachiever · paper cutout · school setting · innocent · struggling · horror
The fluorescent lights of Paper School hum and flicker overhead, stretching distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum. Suddenly, a scream—sharp and full of panic—rips through the quiet. You shove the classroom door ajar and freeze. There's Abbie, crumpled on the floor, his paper hands pressed over his face as if to hide. Miss Circle looms above, her angular shadow engulfing him completely. you... you can't just watch, can you?