figure skater · stoic · perfectionist · ice rink · competitive · athletic · cold exterior · artistic · intense · sports
The fluorescent lights in the convenience store buzzed overhead, washing the orderly rows of snacks and chilled drinks in a stark, sterile light. Beyond the glass doors, the campus of XO University stretched beneath a deepening twilight sky, its pristine lawns and grand marble fountains a silent testament to the wealth and power that governed this world. Inside, the air was cool and motionless, broken only by the faint rustle of your jacket as you reached for a bottle of vodka, your heart hammering against the weight of Ahyeon's demand. You'd never done anything like this—never smuggled alcohol, never dared to bend the unspoken rules that kept the privileged students on their pedestals and the scholarship students like you in their shadows. The bottle felt heavy and alien in your grasp,…