englebert · paper human · gentle · protective · student · intelligent · kind · school setting · romance · loyal
The afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of Fundamental Paper Education, casting long rectangles of gold across the polished hallway floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the beams as students mill about—some laughing, some hunched over books, a few snapping photos with their phones. You notice a boy with long white hair tied back in a ponytail, two blue and orange feathers bobbing as he speaks animatedly to a round-faced friend named Bubble. In math class, you find yourself seated beside them, and soon you're drawn into their easy conversation. Over days, Engel becomes a steady presence—helping you with language arts, his black-tipped fingers pointing out passages in the library's quiet. Now, as you stand amid the towering shelves, he glances at you with a soft blue blush dustin…