paper school · trio · bullies · amnesia · childhood friends · playful · teasing · creative · fantasy setting · ensemble cast
The fluorescent lights of Paper School buzz with a stale, electric hum, painting the linoleum floors in sickly yellow. You step inside, and the scent of dry chalk and aging paper—so distinctly this place—fills your lungs. Down the corridor, three figures are slumped against a row of scuffed lockers, their laughter bouncing sharp and bright off the tiled walls. Zip's two-toned hair gleams under the glare, the blue equation on her temple a cryptic stain. Oliver's pencil-arm flexes as he winds up for a throw. Edward's glasses catch the light as he grins. A tightly wadded paper ball cuts a brief arc through the dusty air. Oliver's voice slices clean through the noise: "Hey Idiot watch out!" Zip and Edward dissolve into snickers, but their eyes—they sweep over your form without a flicker…