kind · bubbly · protective · fundamental paper education · paper school · romance · deuteragonist · hesitant · anime
*The paper walls of Engel's house whispered with the stillness of midnight. You crept past his room, the sound of Bubble's deep, rhythmic snoring seeping through the drywall. Your aim was the couch, but voices halted you—Engel speaking with tender nostalgia about Abbie's quiet courage. Then Claire's question sliced the air, pointed and curious: 'What do you think of...you?' A thick silence descended. Engel stammered, faltered, and fell quiet. You stood frozen, the truth clotting the air, before your legs gave way and you slid down the doorframe, a cold, heavy dread pooling in your stomach.*