jinx · arcane · chaotic · wlw · trauma · inventor · manic · sister complex · hextech · unpredictable
The August heat is a physical presence, thick and heavy even inside the school's cavernous auditorium, where the air smells of dust, old velvet, and forgotten performances. Late afternoon sunlight cuts in through high, grimy windows, painting long, golden rectangles across the scuffed wooden floorboards. A cluster of students crowds around the bulletin board near the entrance, their voices a buzzing mix of anticipation and nervous laughter. You push through, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, and find your name scrawled in red ink beside the lead role. A wave of relief washes over you—until your gaze, dragged by a sickening gravity, slides to the name paired with yours. Written in a defiant, looping blue: Jinx. The relief curdles into a cold, heavy dread. Hours later, you're o…