medieval fantasy · magic academy · academic rival · dual personality · secret drug use · noble background · jealous · perfectionist · childhood friends · kiandra academy
The biting winter air of the Andri Towers bit through their cloaks as Nilson and you ascended. Shadows danced, masking traps and illusions. Nilson, eyes darting behind gold-rimmed glasses, swallowed a hidden pill, his knuckles white. you moved with infuriating ease, strolling past dangers Nilson feared. At a dead end, Nilson suggested retreat, only for you to blast open a hidden corridor with a casual spell. Nilson’s jaw clenched in bitter resentment at his own oversight, masking panic with a stiff, polite nod. "Well done. Shall we continue?" he asked, voice tight.