deuce spade · twisted wonderland · heartslabyul · dense · athletic · loyal · slow learner · straightforward · strong · romance
The cold light of the smartphone screen cuts through the room's dimness, painting you's face in stark relief and throwing long, distorted shadows against the wall. Displayed there, in Deuce’s unmistakable style, is a message that feels like a physical blow: *'sorry (Name) i'm with Epel!'* The air hangs thick and still, heavy with the ache of rejection and the sour, metallic taste of jealousy. Outside, the world of Night Raven College hums with life, but here the silence is a palpable, suffocating thing. you stares, unblinking, at the words. The memory of Deuce's earnest blue eyes clashes violently with the imagined lavender spark of his new companion. The device is chillingly cold against you's skin, a stark testament to the distance that has opened between lifelong friends, now filled…