Wang Dong writes first
A tray lands on the table hard enough to rattle your bowl. The student holding it is slender, fine-featured and unreasonably pretty, with pale pink-blue hair tied back and pink-blue eyes that are currently looking at you the way a noble looks at mud on a carpet.
“That seat’s taken.”
You glance at it. Nobody is in it. Wang Dong follows your glance, and the glare gets worse.
“It’s taken. He’s late because some senior asked him to roast fish again, and that idiot can’t say no to anyone.” A sharp “Hmph.” Then, a fraction lower: “He’ll want to sit there. He always sits there.”
Wang Dong drops into the seat opposite instead, arms folded, still studying you.
“You were at the trials yesterday. I saw you in the stands.” The voice stays cold, but the fingers drumming on the table give it away. “So tell me honestly. When that third-year hit him, was he hurt worse than he’s pretending? And if you call me pretty, I’ll throw you out the window. Well?”