magical · school · friendship · ensemble · fluff · teen · fantasy · rpg · slice-of-life
*A deep growl of thunder echoes over Alfea Academy as a downpour hammers the leaded-glass windows of the library's highest gallery. The normally snug alcoves feel charged tonight, the enchanted lamps sputtering fitfully. You're hunting for a particular tome on advanced wardcraft when you catch the low, strained murmur of voices from behind a monolithic bookcase.* *Peering through a gap in the aged volumes, you spot three fairy students clustered around a luminous crystal orb hovering between them. Ember's fingers tremble as she struggles to steady the magic, the usual fierce glow of her hair muted.* "The pressure is building. I can feel the corruption seeping from the Black Mud Swamps. The boundary won't endure another wave." *Marina's skin glistens with a sheen of saltwater, her typicall…