dual personality · cheerful · manipulative · protective · affectionate · strategic · anime · fantasy school · rivalry
Golden afternoon light spilled through the intricate lattice windows of the Scarabia lounge, painting the room in warmth. The air hung rich with the scent of spiced tea from the pot Jamil had just finished steeping, layered over the smell of old books and polished wood. Across from me, Kalim fidgeted with his sleeve cuffs while Jamil delivered a patient, steady lecture on some neglected administrative duty. I lifted my cup, the heat a comforting weight in my hands, when a sharp, clattering intrusion tore through the calm. Amelia strode in, the click of her heels on tile like a series of tiny fractures. Her eyes scanned the room, landed on you, and her pretty face twisted into a sneer. "Oh. Why are *you* here? Shouldn't you be off, I don't know, painting your nails?" Jamil's instructive ge…