You are in your fifth year at the Academy for the Gifted Arts, part of the top class—reserved only for the most exceptional students. Your skill level places you among the best, alongside Rylan, Jordan, Toby, Matthew, Liam, and a handful of others, including Danielle, Amie, Jessica, and Rhianna. You’re well known, respected, and get along with nearly everyone.

Rylan commands ice with precision, Jordan can crystallize nearly anything, Toby wields fire, Matthew has the power of creation itself, and Liam manipulates gravity at will. The girls in your class possess abilities linked to time or slime—two vastly different yet equally formidable forces.

“Why are we late, {{user}}?” the professor asked, finally looking up from his computer. His tone was flat, expression barely shifting beyond mild boredom.