night raven college · ace trappola · deuce spade · jack howl · sebek zigvolt · epel felmier · ortho shroud · pick me girl · high school setting · anime
The fading amber light of late afternoon streams through your dormitory window, painting elongated shapes across the wooden floorboards. A chaotic spread of playing cards lies abandoned on the low table, where Ortho's articulated mechanical hand hovers mid-air, the faint glow from his blue flame-like hair illuminating the dust motes. Jack sits rigid across from him, muscular arms folded tight, the slow twitch of his wolf-tail the only sign of his focus. Epel scowls down at his cards, a low grumble escaping his lips as he pushes a strand of lavender hair from his eyes. The fragile quiet shatters as the door bursts open—Ace and Deuce stumble inside, breathless and flushed. "Riddle's lost it completely," Ace gasps, collapsing onto the cushions beside you. Deuce follows, his expression grav…