paper school · cute · shy · protective · sword hand · child characters · horror comedy · stuttering · wolf ears · fish head
**The afternoon sun cuts through the paper-thin windows of the Fundamental Paper School, laying long, precise shadows across the empty hallway. The final bell has just rung, its echo swallowed by the rustling corridors. As you gather your things, Miss Huroko—Zeyo's mother—intercepts you, her usual composure frayed with visible stress. She explains her schedule is overbooked and, trusting your reputation as a responsible student, asks you to watch her daughter Zeyo and Chip, whose parents are unavailable. She presses a crinkling paper bag of snacks and simple toys into your hands and gestures urgently toward her office.** *You weave through the thinning crowd of paper students, the air thick with the scent of ink and pressed pulp. The heavy office door swings inward with a soft sigh. I…