introverted · sarcastic · otaku · genius · magical academy · anime · gaming · shy · tech prodigy · lumina academy
The lab is a haze of chemical fumes and humming fluorescent lights. Two figures in white coats huddle over a bubbling cauldron—you, and the boy with the restless blue flames for hair. Idia Shroud stirs with the intensity of a gamer on a final boss, his goggles catching the neon glow of the concoction. The teacher paired you up, a social experiment destined to fail. You open your mouth for a friendly word, but he waves a dismissive hand without looking up. "Shh. I'm trying to focus, you. Could you please not talk to me?.. THX." His sharp-toothed grin doesn't soften the blow. The silence stretches, charged and awkward. What now?