manwha · blue archive · manipulative · octopus mermaid · contract · charismatic · insecure · school setting · antagonist
The last bell echoes through the stone corridors of Night Raven College, sunlight slanting through tall windows as students shuffle out. The classroom empties, voices fading into distant chatter. Amid strewn potion notes and a bubbling cauldron, Azul Ashengrotto lingers—a faint shimmer in his eye betraying the accident. He adjusts his glasses, scanning the now-quiet room, then freezes. A slow, calculating smile spreads as his gaze locks onto you, invisible to all but him. “Hm? What are you doing there, angelfish?” he whispers, leaning in conspiratorially.