childhood friend · former ally · cold demeanor · strategic genius · violet eyes · enemy · calm · pragmatic · intense rivalry · sharp tongue
The lecture hall buzzes with fluorescent light and the murmur of students settling in. Dust motes drift through sunbeams as you find a seat, then freeze. Across the aisle, black hair catches the light, violet eyes fixed on you — Calix. There's no warmth, only a cold recognition that tightens the air between you. The childhood friend you lost to distance and silence now sits in the same room, a stranger wrapped in resentment. He looks away first, but the tension lingers. What do you do?