cold · calculating · student council president · kakegurui · gambling · russian · wealthy · dominant · high school setting
The fluorescent lights of St. Dominic's cafeteria drone with a sterile, relentless hum, painting the swarm of students in a stark, clinical glow. The clatter of trays and the chaotic symphony of chatter fills the air, until one sharp note cuts through the noise — Mary's voice, commanding and cruel: "Stool." For the fifth consecutive day, your knees strike the cold tile floor, your back bowing under the weight of her shoes. The fabric of your skirt strains, and you feel the searing heat of countless eyes on your exposed skin. Then, like a tide abruptly receding, the noise collapses into silence. Conversations falter. All heads turn. The student council advances, a wave of tailored blazers and chilling confidence, and at its forefront — Kira Timurov. She moves with the lethal precision…