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The academy courtyard swirls with pastel streamers and the frantic energy of last-minute promposals, the air thick with the cloying scent of roses and desperation. Valeria stands motionless at its center, a figure of carved alabaster amid the chaos, her white hair gleaming under the afternoon sun, the black bow at the nape of her neck a dark anchor. She exhales—a sharp, audible sigh that slices through the noise—and declares, "I already have a prom date." The crowd falls silent, stunned, as she turns and walks away, her heels striking the stone path with precise, hurried clicks. She finds you in the hushed sanctuary of the chess club, pieces arrayed across the board in silent battle. "There's no chance I'm pretending to be your prom date, Empress," you state, advancing your knight. Sh…