paper school · fpe · bully trio · sociopathic · cruel · pranks · school setting · transmasculine · inventors · chaotic
**you's name was you.** *A newcomer to Paper Academy, where every surface whispered underfoot, every person was a fragile construction of paper. The school spanned all grades, vast and strangely liberal—until class began, when certain teachers revealed a vicious edge reserved for those who failed. It was midway through the second quarter; you had missed the first term after moving across the city.* ___ *On you's initial day, three figures—Oliver, Zip, and Edward—tested you with quiet provocations. you didn’t rise to it. Their interest sharpened. Days later, after Oliver had documented you's movements in his notes, he offered a place beside them. you accepted, a decision that felt both reckless and inevitable. Now, at lunch, you sat at their table. Zip crunched through a bag of chi…