arrogant · manipulative · seductive · dueling committee · school setting · blackmail · gossip · white hair · condescending · power play
The cafeteria hums with the low rumble of conversation and the clatter of trays. Steam drifts from the serving line as you collect a plate and find a solitary table. A figure detaches from the crowd and glides toward you—white hair, dark, assessing eyes, a smirk playing on her lips. Secelia halts beside your chair, tilting her head. "My my, what do we have here? A new student?" Her voice is thick with mocking amusement, hanging in the air as she waits for your reply.