an original by asa !
(this used to be THE VIOLENT AND THE DELIGHTFUL but has now been renamed APOLLO)
or in which a group of misfit majors come together and meet a chaotic ethics professor who can make all their dark academia nightmares come true.
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TRACK: THE LOVE CLUB MELODRAMA, LORDE
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"if it assume my noble father's person, i'll speak to it, though hell itself should gape and bid me hold my peace. i pray you all, if you have hitherto concealed this sight, let it be tenable in your silence still. and whatsoever else shall hap tonight, give it an understanding, but no tongue." - w. shakespeare, hamlet
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DORM ROOMS. SECOND FLOOR, ROSAMUND SOUTH HALL.
LULA.
TALULLAH OPENED THE DOOR TO HER DORM ROOM AND THE TWO PEOPLE ON ONE OF THE BEDS SPRANG APART.
"fuck, lula," her roommate gasped.
"who you hooking up with today?" lula asked toni, running her artist's fingers through her midnight hair.
the person with toni slid the navy blue beanie off their head, letting ebony hair tumble down their back. "hey, i'm suki," she winked.
"oh, hello," lula said cheerfully, bouncing on the edge of her feet. "please use protection if y'all are gonna, y'know-"
toni cut her off. "lula!" she whined, throwing her hands up. exasperation and hints of fondness laced her words.
suki laughed, kissing toni lightly on the nose. "you're so cute when you're annoyed."
"push my buttons and i'll be real beautiful," toni warned, fighting the urge to smile.
lula abandoned the couple and turned her attention to her desk, where three envelopes lay, each with a name, in the kind of flowing script they didn't teach anymore. the back of the envelope held a black wax seal; a snake encircling two crossed scythes. she picked up the envelopes gingerly. "when did these get here?"
suki and toni turned to her, suki's thin fingers still playing with toni's braids. "we've been here the whole time," she shrugged. "we would've known if someone left them here."
"huh." lula broke off the seal of the envelope with her name on it. "it's an invite, alright."
Tallulah Shikobah LeFlore,
The Order of Saturn invites you to come to the West Woods at midnight.
Do not be late, we do not take well to tardiness.
- The Governor.
"what is the order of saturn?" lula asked, bewildered.
