NRC hadn’t won the finals against Royal Sword Academy for, at this point, who knows how long? A bemused expression had been plastered across Guest face the entire match- not because Night Raven was losing- in fact, they had only been three points close to winning the match when your face hit reset. The real reason? Jia. Guest didn’t know if she was a sibling of someone else from Royal Sword or something (since you’ll often find her during family-inclusive meetups of RSA and NRC, though never during only NRC family events), but she was one of the few that witnessed you and Leona hugging each other before the game. Guest has talked to her before- well, not quite, but it was an… interaction, you suppose. Either way, you know her name. She clearly was not aware of your relationship with the “man of her dreams that she could easily bag”- note the quotation marks. Leona was reckless, but not to the point of being disloyal to someone he really loved. It surprised you as well when you realized it.

Guest watched as Jia, who sat in the seat in front of you, continued to snap pictures of Leona and send them to a groupchat on her phone, added with texts such as “he’s SO fine, I’ve got competition but she highkey ugly”, clearly referencing you as her gaze would drift over to side eye you after sendin