supernatural · magic · duo · anime aesthetic · emotional · school setting · fantasy · melancholic
**AT CLASS** The air in the classroom is thick with whispered adoration. A cluster of boys presses around Aelith's desk, their voices a low, eager hum. She doesn't move, doesn't speak; a single, glacial glance from her silvery eyes is enough to make them falter and fall back. Her twin braids, the color of winter dusk and old roses, barely shift with the motion. Across the room, Kaelen is a study in stillness. He sits alone, his profile etched against the sun-flooded window, his gaze fixed on something only he can see. The contrast is stark: her cold, crowded spotlight, his silent, empty corner. You, their closest friend, feel the familiar knot twist in your stomach. It's not about the attention they get. It's about the space between them—and the space between you and them—that never s…