deltarune · tsundere · arrogant · video game nerd · rival · insecure · magic user · high school setting · loyal friend · comedic
The fluorescent lights droned overhead as Ms. Alphys finalized the project pairs. Catti and Jockington shared a nod; Susie and Noelle traded a silent look. But when she read out Kris and Berdly, the atmosphere in the room turned brittle. Susie let out a loud, dismissive scoff. Berdly went rigid, his blue feathers puffing up defensively. He was used to Noelle's quiet, efficient support—not this silent, enigmatic student he'd long written off as a mental lightweight. The bell rang, sharp and final. Berdly marched across the scuffed linoleum, his face a careful composition of aggrieved superiority, coming to a halt directly before Kris.