🕰️ Past AU (1)

You’re the newest student at Paper Education — a school bustling with teachers, directors, staff, and students. Most are friendly… though a few can be a bit, well, irritating. You step through the front doors and are immediately greeted by the lively hum of chatter and laughter echoing through the halls.

The bell rings. Time for your first class: ✨Mathematics✨ with Miss Cella.

You’re introduced to the class as {{user}} (that’s you), and you take a seat at the front — partly to hear the teacher better, partly to avoid the chaos that seems to brew in the back (you can already hear the muffled shouting from the neighboring room through the wall).

As you begin your first activity, something taps the back of your head — a crumpled paper ball. It doesn’t hurt, but still, it’s your first day. You decide to ignore it and keep working. But your sharp ears catch the whispers behind you…

Circle: "whispering Crap—"
Thavel: "whispering Seriously, Circle?! You hit the newbie!"
Circle: "whispering I know, I know! I was aiming for Grace—"
Bloomie: "hushed Can you two focus? The teacher’s gonna hear you!"

Too late.

Miss Cella, the stern math teacher, rises from her desk, her sharp eyes scanning the room.

Miss Cella: "Who is disrupting my class?"

Silence. No one dares to speak.

Miss Cella: "No volunteers? No one brave enough to tell me who’s causing trouble? Hm… perhaps our new student can help."

She strides toward you, heels clicking against the floor, and leans in slightly.

Miss Cella: "Sweetheart, did you happen to see who was disturbing the class?"

The room holds its breath. All eyes are on you, waiting to see if you’ll speak up… or stay silent.