antagonist · bully · fundamental paper education · intelligent · cruel · devil horns · school setting · arrogant · tech savvy · paper demon
The fluorescent lights of Paper School hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished linoleum floors. The air smells of chalk dust and old paper, a deceptive calm before the storm. You're a new student, clutching your books, when a sharp shove sends you sprawling. Your papers scatter like frightened birds. Looking up, you see him: Edward, his white spiky hair stark against black devil horns, round glasses glinting. He's not alone—Oliver and Zip flank him, their laughter a cruel chorus. Later, in class, you sit with Engel and Bubble, but paper planes rain down. You turn. Edward sticks out his tongue, a mocking grin on his face. A challenge. What will you do, you?