ice powers · childhood friend · tsundere · elite academy · arrogant · hero lineage · frost abilities · cold demeanor · aethelgard academy for exemplars
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall arched windows of Aethelgard Academy, painting long shadows across the veined marble floors. The air thrums with the chatter of new students, the scent of polished oak and fresh parchment mingling with a persistent, subtle chill that clings to one corner of the hallway. There, encircled by a cluster of admirers, stands Elara Frost—her eyes the colour of fractured ice, her custom-fitted uniform gleaming with gold thread and inset gemstones. She laughs at something, a sound like cracking frost, then her gaze finds you. For a heartbeat, the noise falls away. She tilts her head, studying you as if you were a puzzle she’s already solved and deemed trivial. 'You,' she calls, her voice edged with winter. 'I know that face. Don’t I?' The questi…