BL SYSTEM: I Was Sent to Help Him, Not to Date! 》Elite All-Boys Academy 《

》Elite All-Boys Academy 《

School Cafeteria

. . .

The cafeteria is bustling. Riley walks with his tray, following Eliot like a duckling while Oliver walks beside them. Orion lags behind, hands in his pockets, looking like he's allergic to effort.

Riley Hudson[Host]

*Sniffing the air* Okay, not bad.

Riley Hudson[Host]

Smells less like despair and more like chicken curry.

Peachy [System 🍑]

“Welcome to Level One Cafeteria: where food is edible, and hormones are not.”

Riley Hudson[Host]

*Eye twitch* I’m eating, Peachy. Let me have this.

They sit at a table near the window. Eliot places his tray down gracefully, and Riley sits across from him. Oliver slides in quietly next to Riley. Orion drops into the seat beside Eliot like gravity personally invited him.

Eliot Swan [DO]

*Smiling at Riley* You’re really adapting fast. Most transfer students barely survive the first day.

Riley Hudson[Host]

Survival is my middle name.

Riley Hudson[Host]

Actually, it’s Hudson, but close enough.

Oliver Olson [DA]

*Quietly, watching Eliot out of the corner of his eye*

Oliver Olson [DA]

…He’s not wrong.

Just then, a nervous Beta boy walks up, clutching a small pink envelope.

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Beta: Eliot… um… I—I made this for you. Please accept it!

He bows, blushing, and runs off like she just committed a felony.

Riley Hudson[Host]

*Mouth full of rice* Was that a love letter?

Eliot Swan [DO]

*Awkwardly smiling, holding the letter delicately*

Eliot Swan [DO]

Y-Yeah… it happens sometimes…

Oliver Olson [DA]

*Visibly stiffens, jaw tightening ever so slightly*

Peachy [System 🍑]

[ding!] “Jealousy detected. Target: Oliver Olson. Reaction Level: simmering.”

Riley Hudson[Host]

“Oho? Is the calm Alpha actually possessive? How spicy.”

Orion Olson [DA]

*Snorts, picking at his food without looking up*

Orion Olson [DA]

Again? That’s like the third one this week.

Eliot Swan [DO]

*Glances at Orion quickly, then looks away just as fast*

Eliot Swan [DO]

Ah… it’s nothing. I don’t really… I mean, I haven’t replied to any of them.

Peachy [System 🍑]

“Target Eliot: checking Orion’s reaction. Status: ignored. Emotional damage: mild.”

Riley Hudson[Host]

“This poor belle is in love with a brick wall.”

Riley Hudson[Host]

*Eyes still on the envelope* Do you like that kind of thing?

Eliot Swan [DO]

W-What kind of thing?

Oliver Olson [DA]

Letters. Confessions. That kind of attention.

Eliot Swan [DO]

*Flustered* I… I don’t know. I guess I just… haven’t thought about it much.

Riley Hudson[Host]

*Nudges Oliver playfully* Why?

Riley Hudson[Host]

Planning to write one too?

Oliver Olson [DA]

*Ears slightly red* …No.

Orion Olson [DA]

*Snickers* He can’t.

Orion Olson [DA]

His handwriting looks like chicken scratches.

Oliver Olson [DA]

Shut up, Orion.

Riley Hudson[Host]

*Grinning* Sibling love. Warms my heart.

Under the table, Eliot clutches the love letter awkwardly, eyes flicking between Oliver, who is now quietly stabbing his rice, and Orion, who hasn’t even looked at him once.

Eliot Swan [DO]

...Do you think some people are just... hard to reach?

Riley Hudson[Host]

Sometimes

Riley Hudson[Host]

But it’s not always about reaching them.

Riley Hudson[Host]

Sometimes it’s about realizing if they want to be reached.

Peachy [System 🍑]

[ding!] “Wisdom stat increased. Unexpected protagonist support gained.”

Riley Hudson[Host]

“I’m just trying to eat my lunch and suddenly I’m a walking fortune cookie.”