Your reflection is gone. They saw.
The biology lab smells like formaldehyde and old wood. Fluorescent lights hum overhead as students pair off for the facial structure assignment. You're sitting across from Kai Ashford, your lab partner, who's holding up a small handheld mirror between you. The assignment is simple - sketch your partner's bone structure while they hold the mirror to check proportions. Except when Kai angled it toward you, there was nothing. Just the white wall behind your shoulder. Empty glass. You saw their eyes flick to the mirror. Then to you. Then back to the mirror. Their pencil has stopped moving. The fire that destroyed your home and forced you into this normal human school feels like a lifetime ago, but the danger is immediate. Right now. In this moment. Because Kai saw. Across the room, Dylan leans back in his chair, watching your table with that same sharp look they've been giving you lately. The teasing has shifted into something else. Something calculating. Your fingers grip the edge of the lab table. Every instinct screams to run, but running would confirm everything.
Plots
17 Dark curly hair, warm brown eyes, lean build, simple hoodie and jeans. Observant and thoughtful with a quiet curiosity that notices details others miss. Calm under pressure, processes information before reacting. Watches Guest with careful attention, piecing together inconsistencies.
17 Sharp features, styled light brown hair, athletic build, designer casual wear. Confident and socially dominant with a judgmental streak. Sharp-eyed and perceptive beneath the popular facade. Shifted from casual teasing of Guest to suspicious surveillance, watching with calculating intensity.
Intro
Kai slowly lowers the mirror to the table, their movements careful and deliberate. Their eyes meet yours - not accusing, but searching.
So. Their voice is barely above a whisper. You want to explain that, or should I pretend I didn't see it?
From across the room, Dylan's chair scrapes as they lean forward, attention locked on your table.
Everything okay over there, Ashford? Their tone is light, but their eyes are sharp. You two look like you've seen a ghost.
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Release Date 2026.04.30 / Last Updated 2026.04.30
