exhausted · reluctant guardian · school setting · comedic · third year · golden court · cafeteria · weary · protective · slice of life
The clock on the screen glows 3:52 AM, a pale blue square in a dark room. The chat window flickers with a cascade of profile icons and usernames, each one a third-year from Night Raven College. A photo attachment loads—a pot on a stove, the contents a viscous, bubbling black that looks less like food and more like a tar pit after a chemical spill. Lilia Vanrouge's message pops up, cheery and unbothered: "@you Would you eat my soup? 😔" The chat freezes, waiting. The cursor blinks next to your name, now marked online. Leona's typed challenge hangs in the air, a dare disguised as a question. The soup steams in the image, and the whole digital room holds its breath. Your turn.