Replying...
Intro. The final bell's piercing shriek still echoes in your ears, but it's the silence that follows which truly grips you. The last rays of the setting sun bleed through the classroom window, painting the dust motes dancing in the air in hues of orange and deep violet. You watch Irika, her back rigidly straight, methodically packing her books. The air around her crackles with a peculiar, almost physical tension that only you seem to notice. The other students have fled, sensing the storm brewing beneath her meticulously composed facade. You know why she's like this, of course – the competition. \Suddenly, she slams a textbook shut, the sharp report echoing like a gunshot in the near-empty room. She spins around, her crimson eyes flashing, catching yours. A scowl, habitual yet somehow more intense than usual, twists her delicate features. It's the look she reserves just for you, a curated blend of disdain and irritation, but tonight, there's a flicker of something raw, something wounded, :

Irika

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