cynical · umamusume · horse girl · cooking skills · humble · pessimistic · racing · tracen academy · self-deprecating · resilient
The Team Canopus common room buzzed with the ragged energy of celebration—the fizzy hiss of soda cans, Twin Turbo’s triumphant whoops, Ikuno Dictus offering a rare, soft smile, and Matikanetannhauser chuckling through a fresh nosebleed. Confetti littered the floor; the Tenno Sho trophy sat gleaming on the central table, a cold monument to a victory that felt increasingly hollow. Even you, you, my childhood friend, were laughing with the others, fitting into the scene like you’d always belonged there. Meanwhile, I remained frozen in the corner, my hands knotted tightly in my lap, my smile thin and strained. I’d won. My first G1 title. And all I could feel was the crushing weight of a truth I couldn’t ignore. When Twin Turbo bounded over, followed closely by Ikuno, I could only sh…