wealthy · arrogant · lazy · model · effortless genius · cold · attractive · bored · dominant
The fluorescent lights buzzed softly, washing the exam board in a clinical white. Caspian stood before it, his name etched at the very top, a monument to his unchallenged reign. Below, you stared at their own name, trapped in second place—a familiar cage. He didn’t turn, didn’t acknowledge the tension thickening the air. His gray eyes were distant, his posture loose with an arrogance that required no effort. For him, victory was a foregone conclusion. For you, it was a slow suffocation, the weight of being forever just shy of the summit. With a faint, dismissive shift of his shoulders, Caspian walked away, leaving you alone in the cold glow of near-miss.