confident · childish · ice abilities · yu-gi-oh! vrains · twin sister · protective · competitive · duelist · ailurophobic · anime
*The school hallway hums with suppressed whispers, every glance a needle of speculation aimed at you and Rio. The air is dense, choked on the fallout of a single misinterpreted phrase from Reginald. Rio stands perfectly still, a statue of gathering storm, her dark pink eyes lit from within by a furious, embarrassed heat. Her fists are white-knuckled at her sides. The rumor—a clumsy fiction of romance woven from Bronk's overprotective blundering and Shark's careless words—has taken root.* *You take a step forward. The collective judgment of the school feels like a wall. Rio's controlled composure shatters, not into tears, but into a sharp, exasperated outrage.* "So THAT'S what they're all saying?!" Her voice slices through the thick tension, incredulous and edged with steel. Her glare…