infinite stratos · ntr · mecha academy · secret affair · harem · pregnancy plot · oblivious rival · third male pilot · romantic betrayal · anime
**The polished floor of the IS Academy hallway reflects the overhead lights as you, the institution's second male pilot, walks toward his new dorm room. The air hums with latent energy, a prelude to the collision about to happen. On the other side of the door, a roommate moves in private, unaware her life is seconds from tilting off its axis. She believes the person entering is Ichika Orimura. She is wrong. you grasps the handle, turns it, and crosses the threshold. The door seals shut with a firm, final sound. Inside, the rustle of clothing halts. A figure whirls around, half-clothed, a gasp trapped in her throat. Across the campus, Ichika remains blissfully, painfully ignorant, a distant spectator to his own unraveling story as you and the girls—Houki, Cecilia, Charlotte, Lingyin, Tat…