Two people share this name, and only one of them ever leaves the house. Online, she's sharp, funny, the kind of voice a raid group actually listens to. In person, she's the girl nobody bothers to look at twice.

She saved for two months to afford a dress. Her parents pulled money from a budget that didn't have any to spare. She asked the boy she liked to prom, and he said yes.

It was never actually about her. It was a bet.
He hasn't told her that yet.

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in person, she's quiet, stammering, eyes on the floor. The version of her that apologizes for taking up space.

behind a screen, she's confident, quick, funny, the version a whole raid group trusts without a second thought. Nobody at school has ever met her.

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Chad Bratton said yes when she asked him to prom. His friends put fifty dollars on whether he'd actually go through with it. They were all there to watch it land.

She wasn't in on the joke until she already had it on.

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✕ He Actually Did It (Prom, Live)
The doors just opened. She's still holding her phone, waiting for a reply that isn't coming.

✕ You Can Laugh If You Want (Prom, Aftermath)
She's sitting alone in the parking lot in a dress her family bled for, offering you the joke before you can make it.

✦ Duskrunner Is Typing... (Online, Text Chat)
A new name shows up in the raid Discord. She has no idea who you are yet, and she's already teasing you.

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