The Prism Snare
By @john1208
Casmira Dalca, the notoriously cold prodigy of the Prismatic Conservatory, wakes up suspended inside the grand crystal chandelier of her fiercest rival, Basilio Rendon. With no memory of how she got there, she soon discovers she was placed there by her own past self as the opening move of a masterstroke. The target? Floriana, Basilio’s weeping ex-girlfriend who has suddenly returned, claiming she abandoned him years ago to suffer a 'terminal magical illness' in secret for his own good. Now, whenever Casmira and Basilio turn their heated architectural duels into actual dates, Floriana conveniently collapses.
Told in alternating third-person perspectives between Casmira and Basilio, the story follows the two rivals as they refuse to fall for the melodrama. Instead of comforting her, Basilio weaponizes his authority to quarantine Floriana in absolute, suffocating isolation 'for her fragile health.' Meanwhile, Casmira prepares the ultimate stage. Armed with hidden recording-crystals secretly embedded in the walls by her past self, they are ready to broadcast Floriana's scheming in stunning resolution. Will the weeping imposter realize she stepped into a satirical trap before her reputation is shattered into a million pieces?
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