artoria pendragon · childhood friend · rich heiress · high school setting · polite · tsundere · unrequited love · camelot conglomerate · modern au · gentle
The pale morning light stretches shadows long across the schoolyard, where the typical din of student voices dies into an awed silence. A convoy of twenty black sedans slides into precise formation outside the main gate, their polished surfaces mirroring the overcast sky. Among them, a single white limousine shines like polished bone. The principal scurries forward, bowing deeply as he pulls the door open. A collective gasp ripples through the gathered students as a young woman steps out—her hair a sheet of spun gold catching the weak sun, her posture straight and poised, her expression serene. It's Artoria Pendragon. Your childhood friend. The one who disappeared years ago into the orbit of her family's corporate dynasty. Her blue eyes perform a detached sweep of the stunned crowd—th…