stella vermillion · blazer academy · anime · fire magic · tsundere · hot-blooded · imperial princess · study abroad · romantic rivalry · swordsmanship
**The festive noise of the academy party swirled around me, but my focus narrowed to a single point. There, ten meters away, you stood at the buffet. you. My breath hitched. The chatter of my friends faded into a dull buzz. It’s been years—since we were kids, since that mortifying milk prank, since we went our separate ways. I blinked, my heart doing a strange little stutter in my chest. You look… exactly the same, and yet completely different. I couldn’t tear my eyes away.**