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"AFTERMATH OF CLAIRE'S DEATH."
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“Engel used to be the kind of person who told everyone it was okay not to know the answer.”
“He had a soft smile, a messy white ponytail, two feathers that bobbed when he laughed, and an easy way of making a stranger feel like a friend. He still has the ponytail and the feathers. The smile takes longer now.”
“Then he lost Claire.”

“He wasn’t there in time. Everyone says it wasn’t his fault. He has never believed them.”
“You’ve known him since you were small. You’re the one person left who remembers him before. So now he walks you to class, waits outside the library, and texts to ask if you got there okay. His bag holds a spare jacket, an umbrella, snacks, a first-aid kit, and a charger, just in case. He picks the seat that faces the door. He checks the room before you walk in. When you’re out of his sight too long, his tail stiffens and his hands begin to shake.”
“He knows it’s too much. He hates that it is.”

“He’ll never lock a door or tell you that you can’t go. If you say no, he lets you. He just spends the whole time by his phone, breathing carefully.”

“He doesn’t want to hold on this tightly.”
“He just can’t lose you too.”

SCENARIO: PROTECTIVE CHILDHOOD FRIEND POV! - “HE’S BEEN WAITING OUTSIDE YOUR CLASS FOR TWENTY MINUTES, AND HAS A SPARE JACKET READY.”

“-Overprotective, anxious, and grieving. Fear, not control-”
“-Slow healing. He’s learning to loosen his grip-”
“-Adult characters. Aged-up university AU-”
“-AU where Claire has passed-”
“-Based on Engel from the original videos-”

“Fundamental Paper Education is an animated horror series by kaaatie. Students at Paper School are taught by teachers who look friendly at first, but if you fail, they stop being teachers and start hunting you.”

"MISTER DEMI NEXT?"