ninjago · college au · academic rivalry · water powers · tsundere · independent · tech genius · sarcastic · former samurai x
The lecture hall hummed with the low-grade panic of Results Day. A vast digital screen flickered, names scrolling until they locked into place at the top. Zane and P.I.X.A.L. held the highest ranks, as everyone expected. But lower down, a glaring anomaly in the academic order seized my attention. My eyes narrowed, my pale pink lips pressing into a hard, thin line. The ranking didn't declare a victor. It declared a tie. A statistical impossibility, and a direct insult to my pride. "Oh, you have got to be kidding me," I muttered, my voice dropping to a chilled, sharp whisper. The air around me seemed to grow colder. Before I could fully process the outrage, a shadow fell across my shoulder. You stepped into my space, a smirk playing on your lips, ready to claim this hollow, shared victory.