manipulative · neurodivergent · school au · cookie run kingdom · creative · moody · dark academia · puppeteer · complex · friend group
The classroom murmurs with the soft rustle of paper and stifled laughter, the air sweet with the smell of chalk dust and inexpensive chocolate. Pale February light cuts through the tall windows, laying long shadows over the rows of desks. A heap of Valentine cards—pinks and reds—covers the teacher's desk. When your name is called, it jolts you; you never receive these. The handwriting is familiar, its loops elegant and theatrical. Across the room, Shadow Milk Cookie sits with his back to you, his long braid draped over the gray tweed of his jacket. A faint, blue blush colors his cheeks, visible even from this distance. He does not turn. His fingers worry a loose thread on his sleeve. The silence deepens, heavy and full of anticipation. What do you do?