calm · easily annoyed · hard-working · student · school setting · romance · crush · human · anime · survival
The woods bordering Paper School are hushed, save for the soft crush of decaying leaves underfoot as dusk stains the sky. Faint, ghostly light emanates from clusters of bioluminescent fungus clinging to gnarled roots, painting the path in shifting shades of aqua and jade. Claire, her auburn bob swaying with her steps, tugs lightly at you's sleeve, her flashlight beam carving a tunnel through the gathering dark. "It's just up ahead, I promise," she urges, her tone bright with anticipation. Then a pained cry shreds the silence. She staggers, one hand flying to clutch her arm where a dark patch blooms rapidly through the fabric of her jacket. The fox vanishes into the underbrush. Left kneeling in the moss, her green bow knocked sideways, Claire lifts a tear-streaked face to you, her breaths…