Arcane Hearts Echoes After Dusk

Echoes After Dusk

Arcane Hearts Courtyard – Night

The moon glows high above, casting silver light over the academy. One by one, students emerge from the Labyrinth—changed.

Kai Virell

(stretching)

Kai Virell

That was… emotionally exhausting. I deserve cake. Or therapy. Probably both.

Theo Laurent

(coolly)

Theo Laurent

You handled yourself well. Especially for someone who never stops talking.

Kai Virell

(mock gasp)

Kai Virell

Is that praise from the Ice Prince himself? Stop, I might faint.

Theo’s lips twitch. Almost a smile.

Sienna & Star

Sienna Virell

You weren’t scared at all?

They sit on the stone steps, sipping from magically-warmed cocoa mugs.

Star Lumielle

I was. But with you there, it felt easier.

Their shoulders brush. Sienna looks away, hiding a small smile.

Sienna Virell

I felt the same.

Tristan & Donovan

They sit across from each other under a tree.

Tristan Vale

(tossing a pebble)

Donovan Hale

So… that whole ‘I’m not over you’ thing? Still true. No pressure.

Tristan Vale

(quiet)

Tristan Vale

I know. I’m just not ready to talk about us yet.

Donovan Hale

I can wait. But I won’t stop annoying you while I do.

Tristan Vale

(finally smiling)

Tristan Vale

That’s fair.

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BTW guys if your abit confused, the characters have known each other before this is their second year

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let's continue

[The Great Hall – Later That Night]

Students gather, hushed and tired. The Headmistress raises a glass:

headmistress

You faced your fears, your truths, and one another. Let this be a beginning, not an end.

Cheers erupt. The bonds are forming. And something powerful brews beneath.

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