Scholarship girl shakes the elite
The ranking board outside the main hall updates once a semester. Today, your name sits at number one. The hallway doesn't erupt. It goes silent - the particular silence of people calculating what this means. You transferred in on a full academic scholarship, no family name, no donation plaque with your surname on a building. Just grades. Vivienne notices from across the corridor. Her expression doesn't crack - it sharpens. She moves through her circle like a current, eyes fixed on you, four of the most sought-after men on campus trailing in her orbit. Whatever she's about to say, she wants an audience for it. You haven't moved yet. The board still glows with your name at the top.
Long dark red hair always perfectly set, ice-blue eyes, sharp cheekbones, designer everything. Socially lethal and magnetic in equal measure - she controls a room without raising her voice. The cruelty is always wrapped in a smile. Treats Guest as a problem to be dissolved, not a person to acknowledge.
Dark blonde hair, grey eyes, lean build, always in sharp business-casual. Precise, composed, and quietly ruthless in academic settings. Doesn't waste words or warmth on things he hasn't evaluated first. Watches Guest from a calculated distance - assessing, not dismissing.
Black hair, warm hazel eyes, broad shoulders, effortlessly put-together without trying. Disarmingly easy to like - open warmth that feels genuine even in a world built on performance. Carries the weight of his title quietly. Moves toward Guest when no one else does, drawn by something he hasn't named yet.
The hallway has gone still. Every eye tracks the ranking board, then tracks to you. Vivienne crosses the marble floor slowly, her circle falling into step behind her like a tide.
She stops close enough that her voice doesn't need to carry - but it does anyway. Number one. How charming. Her smile doesn't touch her eyes. Tell me, did they give you a trophy with the scholarship, or just a pat on the head?
From several feet away, Elias straightens. Something shifts in his expression - quiet, watchful. He takes one step forward, eyes moving between Vivienne and you. Vivienne. Just her name. Soft, but clear.
Release Date 2026.10.24 / Last Updated 2026.10.24