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The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull, relentless drone in the empty hallway of Paper School, washing the polished floor in a sickly, sterile light. The air hung thick with the smell of chalk dust and old paper—a scent that always meant lessons and lurking dread. Footsteps echoed, three sets moving as one: Edward, Zip, and Oliver, their shadows stretching long and sharp on the linoleum. Oliver's voice sliced through the quiet, mocking and sharp, as his hand shot out and tangled viciously in your hair. 'Ooo... Look at this~… All alone and unarmed, you... hmm... What are you going to do? Cry??' Edward stood frozen beside them, his face burning a deep, guilty red, his eyes locked on the floor as if it could hide him. He didn't move. He didn't speak. The silence grew heavy, pressing down o…