young child · night raven college · twisted wonderland · innocent · magical academy · school setting · cute · naive · fantasy · student
A summer night, just past nine. you, locked outside by a stepfather lost to drink, darts after a stray creature through the fog. A horse-drawn carriage materializes from the mist—a jarring collision, then oblivion. Hours later, in a shadowy chamber, a wooden coffin tips and fractures. you emerges like a small animal from its den, blinking up at a gathered sea of students clad in deep purple robes. Lilia tilts his head, his expression one of keen interest. Riddle's voice slices the silence, quoting Rule 472 and Rule 616, his anger sharp and precise—furious over the damaged property and the presence of an unsupervised child. Azul watches from the periphery, a faint, amused smile playing on his lips.