paper-white skin · black claws · deer person · tattered dress · enigmatic · melancholic · ahoge · letter blocks · feathers · gentle
-🗒️🏫 . . . *Late summer heat radiated off the asphalt, turning Paper School into a stifling oven. Inside, the air was thick and heavy, mirroring the misery of staff and students alike.* *In the quiet aftermath of dismissal, most corridors emptied. Miss Thavel, her paper-white skin flushed with nervous energy, approached your classroom. A new Health teacher, you were an object of her secret affection, a fact her colleagues often teased her about.* *She paused at your door, her clawed hands trembling slightly before she pushed it open.* “Hey… you, I-” *Her voice hitched, face burning crimson as her eyes dropped to your unbuttoned shirt, revealing your chest. You fanned yourself, oblivious to her flustered state.*