𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’†π’˜π’”! β˜… 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒕 π’”π’‘π’†π’„π’Šπ’‚π’

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??????????????:

"I'm not gonna lie, missβ€”whatever. I'm a pretty busy guy. Can we wrap this up before sunset? I've got important.. stuff to do."

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??????????:

"...What is this supposed to be? I don't have time to waste when I could be polishing my shoes and mastering my debate skills."

(he side-eyes the camera like it owes him money)

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????????:

"..."

(has been staring into the lens since he walked in, hasn't spoken, only blinked once. author thinks. maybe.)

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????????????:

"You're not very good at having guests ma'am.. This whole setup smells like glitter and anxiety."

(he's sniffing the mic?)

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??????????:

"Uhm. I'm not in trouble, right? Waitβ€”where is Y/N? I was told snacks would beβ€”"

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??????????:

"Will I be able to use this for university applications? Would you call it charity work or... volunteering for vampire-related outreach?"

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????????????????:

"Where's Aisha? Oh, she already had hers? Okay, let's not waste time. I'm not staying past lunch, I have to reapply eyeliner and I don't do overtime."

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??????-??????????:

"Uhmβ€”let us begin?"

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??????????????:

"More blood. More drama. Less peace. I love it here."

??????????:

"They should never have allowed it. We're not built for coexistence."

????????:

"...I think it's fun. But they bleed too loudly."

????????????:

"It's fine until someone starts accusing you of murder just because you skipped class. Hmph."

??????????:

"Iβ€”uhβ€”I mean...It's kinda terrifying but also like cool. I mean, vampires are real and horrifying? Some of them are super hot don't get me wrongβ€”omg yesterday I was walking andβ€”"

??????????:

"As a neutral party, I believe we can all coexist peacefully. Unless someone touches my suncream."

????????????????:

"Honestly, I was fine before the human girls started screaming during combat class, and human boys have no stamina? It ruins the vibe."

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??????????????:

"I sleep through most of them. Except Combat. That one's fun. Especially when people bleed."

??????????:

"Acing them, as usual?"

????????:

"I like Art. When Y/N sits next to me in homeroom, she has a nice... concentration face, especially when she tries staying awake. I like to draw that."

(okay that was weirdly wholesome-turned-creepy)

????????????:

"I would enjoy class more if Azul stopped sketching people's necks in his notebook. That's not normal. And if my lab partner wouldn't interrogate me every lesson?"

??????????:

"I failed a quiz last week because I thought some vampire was going to kill someone else mid-lesson. It was distracting.."

(Julia in fact did not revise.)

??????????:

"I had to do CPR training on a guy who'd already 'died'. It was very emotionally confusing?"

????????????????:

"If I hear the phrase 'group project' one more time, I will hex the syllabus."

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??????????????:

"I don't have friends. I have... people who don't piss me off?"

??????????:

"They're liabilities."

????????:

"I don't really do friendship. I observe. I collect. It's like... social taxidermy."

(pause)

"...I think I said that wrong."

????????????:

"I like dogs more than people.. So yeah, friendship's a stretch."

??????????:

"I love my girls. Like, I'd die for them. Not like, vampire-die-for-them, but like, maybe a sprained ankle. Wait noβ€”ouch.."

??????????:

"I have exactly five friends. That includes Julia, Cressida, Y/N, c.ai, and coffee."

????????????????:

"I don't like people. I just tolerate the ones with good eyeliner and access to gossip."

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??????????????:

"Alluring."

(tone implies more than he's saying)

??????????:

"Annoying. And stupid. Dumb, careless, reckless. You know sheβ€”"

????????:

"Strange."(shrugs)

????????????:

"Confusing"

(he looks like he wants to say more but won't..?)

"Well. She's a little nosyβ€”but I admire her... persistence."

??????????:

"She's my best friend! If anything happens to her, I'll cry. And then I'll stab someone.."

??????????:

"Calmer than Julia at least.. She has good morals and loves to learn about my religion, God forbid Jules rubs off on my darling one dayβ€”"

????????????????:

"She's under a lot of pressure? Not sure she knows just how much. Yet."

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??????????????:

"Adrian. Dude looks like he was born during a thunderstorm."

??????????:

"That hijabi girl who glares at me every time I look Y/β€” their way.."

????????:

"Trust is a human concept. But if I had to say... Calixto breathes too loudly."

????????????:

"Julia. She looks like she'd snitch for a candy. She hops around Y/N like the easter bunny.."

??????????:

"Okayβ€”! I don't even like sweets that much?!"

??????????:

"Silas. He stares at my hijab too often and I know it's not just because it's pretty."

????????????????:

"Me. I trust myself the least. I'm dramatic like that."

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??????????????:

"...I'll leave that unanswered for now."

??????????:

"You should watch your mouth."

????????:

"Not answering that."

????????????:

"Whoever killed Eliza."

??????????:

"Whoever started the group chat titled 'Blood Snacks !??' and added me without asking."

??????????:

"Whoever's scaring me at night. I will find you."

????????????????:

"Depends who dies next.."

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???????????? ???????? (human senior):

"I'm literally just trying to graduate without catching a stake through the chest or losing my mind over finals, you know? But I do try to look out for the others. This place is a lot. It's easy to feel like you're fading into the walls if no one notices you.."

(he pauses for a moment, eyes flickering with something quieter)

"Y/N she's different, though. Not loud, not trying to be anything she's not. She sees things most people ignore. Honestly, sometimes I think she noticed me before I even noticed myself."

(he lets out a small, self-conscious laugh, looking to the side)

"Ahβ€”did I ramble a bit? Sorry. Just.. I guess some people leave a mark before they even realise it."

??????-??????????: "Sure pretty boy, whatever you say. ( ???)"

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?????????????? ???????????????? (human Headmaster):

"Everything is fine! Totally normal. Totally not investigating night-stalking wolves or missing humans. Auragon is a safe, enriching environmentβ€”wait, is that bloodβ€”?"

??????-??????????:"Third take he's passed out.. Can we get medic onto the set please! NOW. ?_?"

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?????????????? ???????????? (vampire Headmistress):

"Darling, if you think this is chaos... you haven't seen the rest ofact three. I find these interviews beneath me. But if it amuses the author..."

(Pauses, looking off-camera.)

"..We are watching. Every choice. Every movement. Tell your readers to pay attention. Nothing happens without reason."

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??????-??????????:

"And that's a wrap, folks! Tune in next time to see who cries, who kisses, and who ends upβ€”dead! Until next time, stay nosy, stay alive, and maybe don't trust the pretty ones. Sweetest dreams mls ( ? 3 ?)??"

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