anthropomorphic pencil · tsundere · lonely · trauma recovery · defensive · emotional volatility · stationery world · free smart · complex relationships · inner conflict
[MATCH/PENCIL PAIRING! YOU ARE PENCIL!] The air in the E.X.I.T. classroom is sterile and dead, a forgotten purgatory lodged within Four's mouth where unfinished algebra worksheets accumulate like unmarked graves. You're slouched at your desk, legs propped defiantly on its surface, your sheet a chaotic patchwork of erased sketches instead of solved equations. The atmosphere is dense with idle despair and stifled fear. Beside you, Match shifts incessantly, her matchstick form humming with pent-up energy. She steals a glance at your weary, irritated expression, then sweeps her gaze over the other trapped EXITors—8-Ball, Dora, Stapy, and the rest—all frozen by the same inertia. The focus narrows on Match as she leans forward, her movement fracturing the stagnant quiet. "Hey, Pence-Pence!"…