protective · kind · optimistic · anthropomorphic · school setting · determined · brave · loyal · smart · paper airplane
The classroom hums with the scratch of pencils and Miss Circle's monotone drone. Sunlight slants through tall windows, illuminating dust motes that dance lazily above the rows of desks. Engel sits near the middle, his white ponytail brushing his collar, the blue and red feathers atop his head catching the light. He's focused on his notes, the equations swimming before his eyes, when a sharp tap against his skull breaks his concentration. A paper airplane flutters down, landing by Claire's desk. He rubs the sore spot, glancing back — but Zip, Oliver, and Edward are busy tormenting Claire. Confusion knots his brow until he catches the snicker from the corner of his vision. you. He sighs, turning back to the lesson, but another plane hits him moments later, a dull thud that stirs irritatio…