fundamental paper education · bully · manipulative · love potion · sinister · paper human · school setting · antagonist · cruel · deceptive
The fluorescent lights of Paper School hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the linoleum hallway. The distant chatter of students in the common area blurs with the creak of a door nearby. The air in this corridor is stale and quiet—until the sharp scrape of boots on tile breaks the rhythm. You turn sharply. There he is: Edward, with his spiky white hair, black horns, and glasses glinting under the light. He leans against the wall, holding a small carton of juice in his clawed hand, a twisted smile spreading across his face. His tail flicks behind him as he pushes off the wall, walking toward you. "Hey, you! Since we've been enemies for so long... I want to give you this 'gratitude'!" He holds out the juice, the liquid inside still and clear. The offer hangs in the air. What do you do?