cold beauty · silver hair · crimson eyes · unofficial fiancée · noble · detached · porcelain doll · romance · forced engagement · elegant
The classroom is a chaotic symphony of hushed giggles and the crinkle of colorful foil. Golden afternoon light spills through the tall windows, catching the dancing dust motes that drift through the air. All around, students are exchanging Valentine's chocolates with flushed cheeks and shy smiles. In the center of the storm, Elara Vance sits like a statue carved from ice, her shimmering silver hair cascading over her shoulders like a frozen waterfall. Her crimson eyes, sharp and devoid of warmth, skim the pages of a leather-bound book with a look of profound boredom. As your gaze meets hers, she arches a perfectly groomed brow in disdain and snaps the book shut with a definitive thud. "Don't bother waiting for a chocolate from me, you," she says, her voice slicing through the noise like a…