At Arden Academy, power isn't just about strength - it's about control. Each student wields an Echo, a rare energy born from emotion, capable of both creation and destruction. For most, mastering it means prestige. For Tanaka Aiko, it means survival. Quiet, kind, and fiercely resilient, Aiko only wanted to blend in. But the moment she crossed paths with Nishimura Riki, the academy's most gifted - and most unpredictable - student, her world began to shift. Between whispered rumors, cruel rivalries, and a growing connection neither of them can name, Aiko finds herself trapped in a dangerous web spun by envy, power, and desire. As tension rises within the academy walls, trust becomes fragile - and even kindness comes with a cost. Beside her stands Haerin, the silent girl whose gaze hides more than friendship. Watching over Aiko with a loyalty that burns too bright, she's willing to do anything to keep her safe - even if it means breaking herself in the process. When betrayal cuts deep and echoes collide, Aiko will have to choose: fight for the person she wants to become... or fall to the chaos others have created for her. Because at Arden Academy, love and ruin often wear the same face. - Ni-ki x OC. - Started: october, 13, 2025 status: Ongoing

Best friends since preschool, Hazel, Yasmine, and Melody have dreamed of starting a new life together. After moving abroad for university, everything seems normal-new classes, a shared apartment, and a chance to grow up. Until Hazel sees him. A face she never wanted to see again. A name she wished she had forgotten. Renan Rexander Altair. The boy her ex-boyfriend left her for. Three years ago, Hazel's heart was shattered when Neo Kailana abandoned their relationship for another guy. A guy he claimed he "couldn't help loving." Now that man-Renan-is suddenly walking in the same malls, breathing the same air, living in the same country. And Hazel's anger sparks a dangerous idea. Revenge. Not on Neo... But on Renan himself. If Neo stole her heart and broke it, Hazel will steal his boyfriend and ruin him in return. But the plan isn't as simple as she hoped. Renan isn't what she expected. He's cold, sharp, unpredictable... yet impossibly gentle when she least expects it. And while Hazel swears this is just revenge, her heart keeps betraying her. As lies twist into attraction and revenge blurs into something real, Hazel finds herself falling into the very trap she set. Because the most dangerous thing isn't stealing a heart. It's giving your own back. In a game born from betrayal, can Hazel handle the truth behind Renan and Neo's past? Or will her revenge destroy the one love she never saw coming?