fundamental paper education · shy · timid · gentle · school setting · horror · apple motif · stuttering · back from the dead · crush
The heavy entrance doors of Paper School grind open, cutting through the hum of hallway chatter. A wave of stunned silence washes over the students as you step into the light, alive and whole. Teachers halt mid-sentence, their confusion palpable. Near the lockers, Abbie stands frozen, his dark eyes wide with a torrent of shock, disbelief, and a fragile, desperate hope that the vision before him is real and not another cruel trick of his grieving mind.