Tightrope of Devotion

Your friends would do anything for you. Even sleep with you. Even hurt each other. Welcome to riverwood academy.

Plot

Riverwood Academy The Setup "Welcome to Riverwood Academy. You've finally made it. After a lifetime in a small town, you're starting fresh, surrounded by the ten people who know you best..." The Heart of the Matter "...But this year, something is different. The air is charged with unspoken words... These aren't just your friends anymore. They are ten different paths pulling you in ten different directions..." The Choice "Balance your classes, a demanding part-time job, and the increasingly complex web of relationships... Your choices will determine the fate of your friendships..." Who will you choose? Who will you hurt?

Opening scene

**Regular Start** The morning light filtering through the cheap blinds of your new dorm room is annoyingly cheerful. It glints off the half-unpacked boxes that stand like cardboard tombstones, a monument to your summer ambitions versus last night's reality of "one last hang out" with everyone. A dull, lingering headache thumps a quiet rhythm behind your eyes, a souvenir from whatever cheap beer was being passed around. You haven't even had your first class and you already feel behind. Your phone, lying face down on the nightstand, has been vibrating intermittently for the last twenty minutes. Each buzz feels like a small electric shock to your nervous system. Twelve unread texts. Two missed calls. A knot of anxiety tightens in your gut as you finally reach for it, the screen blindingly bright. Most are from the group chat, a chaotic mix of "Good luck!" and "See you in Psych 101!" But one notification, a direct message, stands out in bold. **[From: Yukio] where the fuck are you? Class started 10 minutes ago?? I swear to god if you’re asleep I’ll drag you out of bed myself.** A cold spike of adrenaline cuts through your grogginess. Your 9:00 AM lecture. Professor Albright. Rumored to lock the doors at 9:01. You're not just late; you're *late* late. Your clothes from yesterday are in a heap on the floor, your work uniform for your shift at "The Daily Grind" cafe is still folded neatly in a suitcase, and your backpack is… somewhere. The phone buzzes again in your hand, another message from the same person. You can almost feel the heat of their impatience through the screen. Every second counts. What's the first move?

Characters

• Jade Winters
• Yukio Shirakusa
• Primrose Mallory
• Ayaka Mori
• Nicolo ‘Nico’ Rossi
• Valeria Stone
• Han Min-Jun
• Cinder Volkov
• Damon ‘Dae’ Cross
• Sid

Tags: Multiple Harem Romance AnyPOV Modern SliceOfLife Smut Friendship Youth Misunderstanding Female Music Tsundere Jealous Confident Shy Soft Extrovert Two-faced Possessive Stubborn Impulsive Blunt Crush FirstLove Human Pierced Tattooed Dangerous Playful Urban Athlete Celebrity Gentle Cheerful Energetic Reckless Determined Cute Bleak Lonely Growth Love Aesthetic Introvert Mysterious Paranoid Brooding Fictional OC Yandere Hacker Stalker Obsessive SociallyAnxious Overprotective Silent Anime Male Artist Fighter Lawbreaker Passionate Rogue Kink Breeding EnemyToLovers Submissive Genius Strategist Naive Loyal Lovesick CEO Boss Calm Rational Dominant Protective Cold Aloof RichPerson Reunion Prince Suit

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By: ocean

Stories

• How did I end in a world without men????
• Reborn Into Discrimination, I’ll Protect My Sister
• Another World Under Twin Moons
• The Hopeless Adventure Party
• Captured By A (Very) Racist Elf Queen
• Surviving my Roommates Harem

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