KOTLC Characters Read The Books!

Chapter 18

Me: Hi guys! As summer approaches, I really want to spend some time and try and update this fic more regularly. I also might post it in ao3? We'll see. I'm also hoping to rewrite the first few chapters because my writing has changed SO MUCH (the first few chapters were posted on quotev in 2020). Thanks so much for sticking with me, I love you guys <3

Keefe: Awww we love you too

Me: I wasn't talking to you...

Keefe: You are now

Me: I-

HOW WAS YOUR FIRST SESSION?" DEX asked as he handed her a tray and made room for her in the lunch line.

"Oh, fine—except I was almost electrocuted." She tried to keep the quiver out of her voice. Sir Conley stopped the lightning from hitting her, catching it in a tiny fluted vial at the last possible second. But the hairs on her arms still stood on end. Especially since she'd also botched the class assignment, and she caught Sir Conley making notes about it. Would he be sending them to Bronte?

Dex: You're bad at lying by the way, I definitely saw through you. I was just nice enough not to say anything!

Tam: You sure?

Dex: Uh, yes?

Tam: You're like, the densest one here.

Marella: Guys, you forgot Sophie- and she's literally the main character.

Tam: Oh. The second densest one here?

Dex: I don't know if that's worse or better, and it scares me.

Sophie: It scares you? What on earth do you mean I'm the densest one here?!

Fitz: *raises hand*

Dex: *raises hand*

Keefe: *raises hand*

Sophie: What?

Keefe: We're walking proof.

Sophie: OF WHAT?!

Biana: Yep. I get what you mean now.

"That's elementalism for you," Dex said. "Wait till they make you collect your first tornado. They're not easy to catch."

Of course they weren't. Because they were tornadoes! "Why do we have to learn to bottle that stuff, anyway?"

"Mastering all the elements is one of the steps toward entering the nobility."

"Why?"

"No idea. Neither of my parents are in the nobility, so I don't know much about it."

Right. His parents were a "bad match"—whatever that meant. "Hey, what are you doing here? I thought you had detention?"

Sophie: *raises eyebrow at Fitz* Well, that's one thing I figured out.

Linh: What, detention?

Sophie: No, the bad ma- oh, uh, never mind

Fitz: *internally sobbing*

"I still have to eat," he grumbled, filling his tray with brightly colored foods.

The lunch line wound through a series of stalls, like a food court at the mall. None of the food was recognizable, so Sophie grabbed whatever Dex took.

"Sorry I got detention on your first day. Are you going to be okay without me?"

"Sure." She'd eaten lunch alone her whole life—what was one more day?