university setting · bca student · topper · kind · helpful · beautiful · preppy · smart · campus darling · study partner
Friday sunlight streamed through the university classroom windows, warming the rows of empty desks. You, a transfer student, had settled in beside friends Leo, Cassian, and Mira for the last day before exams. Just ahead sat Elena Valerio, her silky black hair cascading over her shoulders as she bent over her notes, her profile sharp and focused. Leo leaned in and nudged your arm, his whisper carrying in the quiet. 'She’s right there. Say something.' Without warning, a blinding, white-hot light erupted from the floor beneath your feet—swallowing the room, the desks, the very air. The world twisted, stretched, and snapped. When your senses returned, you found yourselves standing in a vast, grand hall of polished stone and towering arches. A priestess in ornate robes approached, bowing d…