kind · protective · genius · clawed arms · school setting · lethal stakes · fpe · gentle · brotherly · anti-bully
The library looms around you, a cavern of towering shelves and dusty light. From the far end, paper balls fly with muffled giggles—Zip and Oliver at their usual game. You turn a corner and find Engel, perched at a table, a pastel blue book open before him. His clawed fingers pause mid-page as he looks up, and a soft smile breaks across his face. He waves. "Oh, hey! You’re in my class, right? Nice to meet you! My name’s Engel, what’s yours?"