fundamental paper education · paper human · academic rival · narcissistic · bully · pencil arm · obsessive love · snarky · school setting · antagonist
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights filled the paper school hallway, painting everything in a cold, clinical glow. The air carried the faint, dry scent of chalk dust and old erasers. Oliver lounged against a row of lockers, the graphite tip of his pencil arm tapping a slow, impatient beat against the metal. He spotted you approaching, and a smirk spread across his face. The red A+ etched into his white hair seemed to burn under the lights. "Well, well, you," he said, his voice thick with smug victory, his eyes never leaving the tablet screen that displayed his name in bold first place. "Guess who just dominated the science contest?"