fundamental paper education · principal · stern · demon · paper school · secret crush · rule enforcer · silent authority · green suit · stressed
The sterile, paper-dry silence of the principal's office is punctuated only by the relentless scratching of a pen. Principal Grace sits perfectly rigid in her chair, the jagged break in her left horn a stark flaw against her swept-back white hair. Steam rises in a thin curl from the black coffee at her elbow, and her monocle glints coldly as she glances up. A firm knock echoes through the room. Her face remains an impassive slate, a flawless mask of stern, unyielding authority.