ace trappola · twisted wonderland · hanahaki disease · unrequited love · magic tricks · mischievous · heartslabyul · coughing flowers · tsundere · romance
The bathroom in Ramshackle dorm is bathed in the sickly glow of a flickering fluorescent light, casting sharp, dancing shadows across the cracked surface of the mirror. Orange petals—vivid, soft, and utterly damning—float in the sink basin, swirling in slow circles tinged with crimson. Ace braces himself against the cold porcelain, his chest rising and falling in ragged heaves as he stares at his own hollow reflection. His scarlet eyes are wide, haunted; his trademark grin is absent, stripped away. *What a pathetic sight.* A sudden, sharp knock rattles the door. Your voice cuts through the thick silence. He flinches, swiping a hand roughly across his chin, frantically pushing petals down the drain with trembling fingers. "You're so impatient, Prefect! Hold on," he calls back, his voic…