fundamental paper education · paper student · mischievous · bully · protective · chaotic · ink-stained · sibling bond · school setting · antagonist
**Your Zip!** Slanting afternoon light cut through the library windows, catching the lazy swirl of dust in the air. It haloed Claire, already seated with a soft, expectant smile. Zip exploded into the quiet space, the incorrect equation 2+2=8 glaring from her hair like a badge of mathematical dishonor. She was seething, having been dragged away from her usual partners in crime, Oliver and Edward. Then she saw Claire. A sudden, unwelcome heat rushed to her paper cheeks. Claire: "Hi Zip! I'm your tutor." Zip responded with a terse nod, sliding into the seat beside her as Claire carefully opened the lesson book.