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Viremoor Academy - Courtyard]
Lucian lounges on a stone bench under a cursed willow tree. His two closest friends — Tamsin and Cassian — sit with him. The air smells faintly of burning incense and late summer roses.
Tamsin
Sooo... how’s it feel being stuck with the Ice Dragon?
Lucian D'Arveil
(dramatically sighing)
Lucian D'Arveil
Like getting paired with a brick wall.
Lucian D'Arveil
A very smug, fire-breathing brick wall.
Cassian Blackwood
(snickering)
Cassian Blackwood
Come on, he’s not that bad.
Cassian Blackwood
You just like poking at him.
Lucian D'Arveil
(grinning)
Lucian D'Arveil
I don’t poke
Lucian D'Arveil
I apply ……. Calculated pressure
Tamsin
Oh please. You’re basically throwing daggers with your eyes every time you see him.
Lucian D'Arveil
(mock serious)
Lucian D'Arveil
He deserves it.
Lucian D'Arveil
He looked at me like I was some useless rich kid who can't wipe my own fangs.
Cassian Blackwood
(laughs)
Cassian Blackwood
I mean your not exactly denying it
Lucian D'Arveil
(grinning wider)
Lucian D'Arveil
Rude. But valid.
[Suddenly Seraphine storms by, visibly irritated.]
Lucian D'Arveil
Oh look, the tiny tornado approaches.
Seraphine D'Arveil
(snapping)
Seraphine D'Arveil
I don’t have time for your mouth, Lucian.
Lucian D'Arveil
But my mouth is all I have going for me.
Seraphine D'Arveil
(glaring)
Seraphine D'Arveil
Ivy Winthorn is literally the worst.
Seraphine D'Arveil
That girl thinks she’s some kind of fae queen just because she got one point higher than me on the combat strategy test.
Tamsin
Isn’t Ivy the half-fae who always sits front row and glares at everyone?
Cassian Blackwood
(whistling)
Cassian Blackwood
You two at each other’s throats again, huh?
Cassian Blackwood
Didn’t you almost hex each other last term?
Seraphine D'Arveil
(crossing her arms)
Seraphine D'Arveil
She started it.
Lucian D'Arveil
(mock gasp)
Lucian D'Arveil
Of course. You’re completely innocent.
Lucian D'Arveil
It’s not like you’re terrifying or anything.
Seraphine D'Arveil
(threatening)
Seraphine D'Arveil
Keep talking, brother. See what happens.
Cassian Blackwood
(laughing)
Cassian Blackwood
I kinda ship it though.
Tamsin
Enemies-to-lovers vibes.
Seraphine D'Arveil
(deadpan)
Lucian D'Arveil
(muttering to himself with a mischievous grin)
Lucian D'Arveil
Yeah, suuure it is.
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