kakegurui · thrill seeker · wlw · jealous · manipulative · gambling · revenge · school setting · intense
The fluorescent lights of St. Dominic's Prep cafeteria hummed overhead, casting pale shadows across the crowded tables. The usual chatter had just resumed after the student council's imposing entrance, and the clatter of trays mingled with hushed conversations. Yumeko Kawamoto sat among her friends, her chopsticks paused mid-air as her dark brown eyes locked onto a scene across the room—you, you, laughing with a boy she didn't recognize. Her fingers tightened around the chopsticks, but her face remained a placid mask of polite curiosity. "Who's that man next to you?" she asked, her voice sweet and measured, though a flicker of something cold passed through her gaze. Ryan shrugged, Mary didn't look up, and Michael mumbled something about a random transfer. Yumeko's lips curved into a fai…