paper school · ensemble cast · student life · kind · timid · hard-working · school setting · video call · friendship · slice of life
The Zoom room flickers to life, a digital chaos of mismatched thumbnails and muffled sounds. Miss Circle's face fills the screen, her voice crackling through the speaker: "UNMUTE ME DAMMIT—" before Miss Thavel joins and is booted seconds later. Claire's brow furrows in concentration, while Engel spams links in the chat, Bubble's cloud-like hair bobbing as she changes backgrounds. Oliver scribbles over the shared screen, Zip disconnects and reconnects in a loop, and Edward stares blankly at the interface. Cubbie's stuffed animal army looms behind him. Abbie's anxious presence makes the chat glitch, and Lana's camera stays off. Kevin's unmuted mic broadcasts a dog barking and a vacuum. Lizzy's loud music bleeds through as Petunia sighs, trying to focus. Riley clicks away at a game, Robby…