#tegan novák

[ariadoesntwrite]

Team Name

Viktoria, after she and Ellie have teamed up on video games against TnT for a few rounds: okay, we need a team name that sounds cool but also fits both of us. Ellie: what about chaos cats? Tegan, under his breath: More like chaos caterpillars since you’re both so tiny Ellie: /: Viktoria: you know what? That’s exactly what we’ll do! Come on Ellie, we have T-shirts to make! Later Tyler: If I had any self-preservation left I would be too afraid to ask. Ellie: Blame Tegan. Tyler: What did Tegan d— Viktoria: wiggles threateningly

[ellariouss]

you WILL fall in love with me

[cecesunshine]

Hello! I'd like to know the main 5 boys (Sweet Elite) reaction if schoolar mentioned that she wants to leave Arlington. (If i can only request one character, i prefer Tegan) Hope you're doing well, kisses from Brazil 😘

It’s done! Beijinhos de Portugal <3

Masterlist

A/N: Anon didn’t specify why Scholar mentioned that so I decided that their decision to leave is motivated by insecurity.

Alistair Drew

> Alistair gets instantly worried when he hears that you even consider leaving the academy.

> Will talk to you and try to understand why you want to leave.

> Tries to comfort you and says how things won’t be the same if you leave as you are already part of the Arlington family.

> Alistair will compliment you non-stop, saying that you are talented and if you were accepted into Arlington it is because you deserve to be here.

> Honestly, he just wants you to follow your dreams and be the best version of yourself.

Axel

> Axel doesn’t really care about school, after all, he only attends Arlington because the law requires him to get a diploma. But you’re not like him, so he’s very shocked when you mention leaving.

> He knows how much your scholarship means to you and how important it is for you to get good grades.

> Axel will ask you to go to his room, so you two can sit down and he’ll ask what’s going on in your mind, asking if someone is messing with you, if you don’t like the school or if you feel like you don’t belong.

> Whatever is the case, he’s your biggest fan and will try to cheer up whoever he can.

> You two end up cuddling in his bed, while he caresses your hair and says that one of the reasons he hasn’t dropped out yet is you.

Tadashi Nakano

> As soon as he hears you mention that you want to leave Arlington, Tadashi feels very empathetic towards you. He, better than anyone else, can understand how competitive Arlington can be, to a point where it can get into your head.

> The first thing he does is ask how you are feeling, if you need anything or if you can do anything to help you. He just wants to be helpful.

> You two end up at the cafeteria, where Tadashi buys you a coffee and some pastries, while he insists on showing you the pros and cons of staying in Arlington.

> While he hides it better than the other boys, Tadashi is worried about you leaving. He’s already used to your presence and while he would never admit it, he doesn’t want to see you leave.

> Although he wants you to stay, so you can achieve your full potential, Tadashi wants you to be happy, and if you’re happier outside the academy, you should leave. He just wants the best for you, even if it kills him inside.

Tegan Novák

> He needs some moments to process what you just said. You want to...leave? Why?

> When you open up about your motives, He instantly relates with you. Tegan is also an insecure person, so he understands how it is to feel you're not good enough.

> It takes him some courage but in an act of bravery, Tegan takes your hand, rubbing his long fingers in the back of your hand.

> While he does that, he says how intimidating Arlington can be and that it's okay to feel like you don't belong.

> You two are both blushing when Tegan says that you are one of the smartest and important people he knows.

Tyler Williams

> When he first hears that you even think about leaving, he thinks you’re joking. He then recalls a conversation you two had some months prior, where you said that you would kill for opportunities like his, and then understands that you’re serious.

> He bombards you with questions, asking why, since when do you think about it, and if you already have plans to transfer to another school.

> Poor boy gets so stressed. He loves having you around and he would probably be heartbroken if you leave.

> Tyler would check up on you daily, asking if you are still considering leaving the academy or if you need something. He even sends you memes that he makes like “I may not show it 💯 but damn shawty, you are so important to me, I don’t know what I will do if you leave.”

> Every morning when you wake up, there’s a drawing of you that Tyler drew in class while you weren’t looking outside your door. All the drawings have the same thing written: “If you leave, who am I going to draw in class? Who’s gonna be my muse? - T.”

[dulcetgames]

hi!! idk if this question has been answered before, but i'm really curious about something: if tegan and karolina are siblings, why are their last names different on the files?? is it cultural or something like that? thank you so much for the game btw, i'm loving it!!

Hello😊!

Thanks for loving the game we really appreciate it.

The question has been answered, but don’t worry 😉 I’m here to answer questions.

The reason why Karolina and Tegan’s last name doesn’t have the same spelling is because of cultural reasons. In many Slavic places, the last name gets adjusted to the person’s gender. This is also the case in the Czech Republic. If a male surname is a noun, the female version of it will have -ová added to the last name. This is why we have Tegan Novák and Karolina Nováková ☺️.

MJ

[the-nubiest]

Karolineha (Fake Dating AU) (6/7)

A/N: We so close to the end! I really like writing this small series. As of now, I'm planning on doing a Hogwarts AU fanfic, which is about Scholar being a transfer student from America.

--

The evening rolls in, as the sky turns orange. Karolina looks at the dress that Neha made just for the dinner. It's pretty, she thought

"Let me adjust this for you." A gentle voice peaks out behind her. Small, slender hands wrap around the model's wait. "The waist is a little loose, I can tighten it."

The redhead blushes, as the hand travels around. Do I actually tell Neha I like her? What if she doesn't like me that way? She can't focus, is this what Tegan means when you like someone?!

"Karol? Hey, you seem distracted."

Karolina lets out a sigh, "Yeah. I-I'm fine!"

"You're not, anxiety is what you're going through."

"Aren't you worried too?"

"I'm like panicking."

Both chuckle to get the tension off, its still not working.

A knock on the bedroom door is heard. Neha invites the person outside in.

Tegan is wearing a blue suit that compilments his hair, "Guys, the supper is ready for the both of you. Mom and dad are waiting."

"Well how was it with you and Scholar?" Questioned Neha.

He blushes, "It went surprisingly well. They like them, I just didn't say anything about the scholarship crap. The benefit is that they'll give Scholar a new phone as a token of their thanks. Of course I can jailbreak it."

Their parents decided to meet each pair seperately, to analyse the partner. The twins objected it, saying a family dinner would be better. They ignored the two of them, preferring to meet each one.

--

The two girls sit in front of the parents. This is definitely not like the movies, both thought.

"What is your name exactly?" Mrs. Nováková asked.

"My name is Neha Rao."

"Department and concentration?"

"Fashion and design."

"How did you meet our daughter?"

"In my first year at Arlington. Was interested in how she looked, so I hired her as the main model of my company, Rao Inc. We became close friends and roommates since then."

"I have heard about your company, I am glad my child is meeting people like you. Competent and successful."

Karolina scoffs, "Mom... you do not need to comment on that. She is my girlfriend, we put that first before our work relationship."

"At least be glad that you found someone!"

She slowly sinks into her seat.

Some time has passed, questions still going.

"You mentioned earlier that both of you are roommates," Mr. Novák chimed in, "Didn't do anything. Right?"

The girls turn red and spluttered words of denial. Neha hides her face with her hair, Karol looks down in pure embarrassment.

The father sighed, "You two are teenagers, I thought both of you would be fine with such phrases."

Their daughter stuttered, "You can't say it! I'm your child for god's sakes! You know. Thanks for the dinner."

"We like her. She's nice."

"I said thanks. Come on, Neha. We can go to the gardens."

--

Both awkwardly sit on a stone bench, flustered. "What do you think of me, Neha? Like, as a friend and coworker, or something more?" Karolina asked.

No... no... she can't be asking this right now, Neha thought, we just got done with a painful dinner and I want to go to bed.

"Neha? Hey... if you're worried-"

[0someoneliving0]

Hi, hello! @arlingtonssweetheart did a challenge and i noticed that i posted my oc's few drawings but i never give info about her. You understand what gonna come next, right? Yeah i think time to give some info about her!

I was gonna draw her but well

Name: Lysandra Rebecca

Nationality: British

Language: English - Russian - Turkish (Her mother is Turkish yeah)

Birthday: 12 November

Departman: Pure and Applied Scineces

Love Interest: Tegan Novák (She likes him because she thinks he is so soft)

Introduce your scholar please. 

Let's Really Know Her, Ey? But Firstly Let's Start With Past!

Lysa born in London, Croydon. (Yeah i did my homework while i created her ok?) (Her mother is an artist and her father is a coder. They have a game company) But the town never like her mother or their siblings (2 older brother, 1 younger) bucause they look different. When her younger sister become six her father says "Hey i been in Russia a while ago why not we go there and make an new start?" (Ofc he not say that but i'm making her life summary and translate it at the same time.) So her new life start there. She had a girl friend named Olivia. When she become older and older she noticed something. She had feelings for her. When she noticed that she start flirting with Olivia and Olivia start flirting with her. But some people finds that distgusting. (I CAN'T FIND A SOFTER WORD FOR THAT. BUT DON'T BE A HOMOFOBIC CU-) And some time later that same people who finds what they do disgusting (The same homofobic cu-) invite them to spent some time. And when Olivia accept the invite naturally she accept it too. Because she doesn't want her to be alone with them. But the thing doesn't turn out good. I drew her with scars. (WHEN I DON'T FUCKING FORGET OFC) This is where that scars came from. When that happen her parents doesn't want to be there anymore and she applied to Arlington Acemedy.

THAT'S ENOUGH DRAMA FOR TODAY! NOW, PERSONALITY!

After what happened she become more cold, agrassive, violent and repartee to persons she don't know. But if you know her she probably try to make you smile/laugh, became more soft and let her guard down. (Don't make her sad pls) I said she is violent to people she don't know right? Yeah if you know her and she doesn't like you she is still be like that. And if she don't like you well you got one more things to that things. And it's threat. If she say "i'm gonna stab you with a goddamn fork" run. She probably gonna do it. And just teachers or Tegan can stop her. But like i said of you know her and she likes you, she became more her old self. More relaxed, more joking around, more crazy chaotic.

If a LI had a crush on your scholar, who would it be and  why would they have the crush? (It’s time to flex about your scholar  :) )

Well... Let's See.

If some one had a crush on her it's probably Ellie. I mean Lysa all the time with TnT and Ellie and they see her real self more than anyone. And it's mean her chaotic plans makes Ellie had a crush on her.

How does your scholar differ from the canon scholar we see in the game?  

MORE VIOLENT! MORE BLOOD LOVER! Wait- no! Not blood lover. Sorry. She is more violent yes, but not just violent. She is more flirty than the canon scholar. If you don't say to her she gonna flirt with you 24/7. She's a little control freak. More emotional.

If your scholar could change departments to which would they go to and why? 

Performing Arts or Fine Arts. She had dance lessons and singing lessons while she was little. And she had her mothers talented hands. So she choice one of the art departman.

Pet names? If yes what do they say?

Honey she is British. Is i say "no" it's gonna be a lie. (Sorry to British people who doesn't use pet names) She generally use "love, honey, darling, dear" but sometimes she can use "sunshine"

If your scholar is not your self-insert how much do your personalities differ? If your scholar is your self-insert would you change something? 

We are quite same. I'm violent, agressive and use pet names so much. But there is of course different things. Like she is more confident and i'm not. She can joke about something or say something while i always overthink everything.

Your scholar got detention! What was the reason and what would their LI say and/or do?  

OOOOH! SHE PUNCH TIFFANY! Lady A see this and she yell "BUT THAT BITCH DESERVES! SHE TALK KAROL'S BACK!" When Tegan hear this from class 1 he look at her. When he catch her alone he ask her if she is okay or not.

Describe a date between the LI and your scholar/seeker.

A indoor movie picnic night. She makes a little indoor tent, chose few movie and turn on the little light on her room for a romantic ambiance. Tegan will brought the snacks and drinks. (She said she had energy drink but he said no :( )

AND THAT'S IT! IF YOU READ THIS FAR; THANK YOU! NOW I'M GONNA GO AND SLEEP! HAVE A GOOD DAY!

[ylimekpa]

My MC from Sweet Elite name is Hori Noir.

Nickname: Flea and Raven (by Eiji and Bill)

Age: 16 age (when entering the academy)

Blood type: O-

Nationality: French

Race: Demon

Sign: Virgo (August 27)

Appearance: He is short in stature, with black hair and brown eyes. There are bullet and knife scars on his torso and legs. He has a piercing on his left lobe where he has a red speckled earring. He has a cigarette smell as he smokes from time to time.

Family: Jerome [Alive -> father and son relationship] y Amelie [Killed by police officers -> mother and son relationship] Noir (grandparents)

Dean Noir (biological father -> very bad relationship)

Biological mother (died during childbirth) -> Hori does not know her name at the request of her biological father.

Stephanie Ivanov ("cousin")

Karolina Nováková (sister in law)

Tegan Novák (boyfriends)

Department: Business, Commerce and Politics.

Most spoken languages: French and English (learned from her best friend Winnie)

Old institute (The Sweet Amoris Institute):

At home:

At Arlington Academy:

In winter:

[phans-aesthetic-adventures]

Serie N°1

Sweet Elite Student: Tegan Novák

Pure & Applied Sciences Department

Concentration Computer Science

Alistair | Axel | Claire | Ellie | Karolina | Neha | Raquel | Tadashi | Tegan | Tyler

Serie N°1 | N°2 |

[ariadoesntwrite]

This past month I commissioned @keydoburakai for a piece featuring Tegan and my scholar, Viktoria! She’s amazing, go check her blog out! (Link below)

[ariadoesntwrite]

Viktoria frowned and crossed her arms in front of herself. “Tyler, leave the seagulls alone.”

Tyler grinned cheekily as he tried in vain to wave her off. “Mr. Boss said to bring something back from the beach for him!” Viktoria shifted her weight and glanced over her shoulder in Tegan’s general direction, but it was immediately clear to her that he wasn’t going to be any help whatsoever in this sort of situation.

“You and I both darn well know that he didn’t mean the wildlife!”

 Tyler pointed at her. “He didn’t specify. So, there is still a very slim but entirely probable–”

Viktoria threw her arms up in the air. “Dude.” “Do it for the meme,” Tegan called from under his frowny-face umbrella.

Victoria turned and looked straight at him for the first time that day, hands resting on her hips. “Where did you even find that thing?” Tegan shrugged nonchalantly. Well, as nonchalant as one can be while sweating to death, at least. “The internet.”

Viktoria sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose, then directed her attention towards the mock volleyball court that Raquel, Alistair, and Axel had set up. Axel and Ellie were up against Raquel and Alistair, and it was not going very well for the former team.

On Viktoria’s opposite side, Tadashi seemed lost inside his own little world as he drew a large square in the sand with a big stick, then started writing in large block letters underneath it. “D...E...T…”

That was clearly going to take him a while, and she was already bored watching.

Tegan shot Tyler a look that Viktoria couldn’t even begin to decipher, but she could tell it meant something meaningful.

Tyler began loudly heckling Axel, mocking his (admittedly lackluster) volleyball playing style from what he probably assumed was a safe distance away.

“I hope your vocal warmups aren’t as weak as your physical warmups are, AHAHAHA– OW!” Tyler was cut off abruptly via an inflatable beach ball to the face, courtesy of a smirking Axel.

Tyler snatched it out of the air with his hands before it had a chance to fall and raised it above his head, then ran straight towards him with a battle yell.

The smirk quickly disappeared off of Axel’s face, replaced by a scream of “SHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII–” that completely drowned out Tyler’s voice as he started running down the beach, both of them being deliberate in their avoidance of Claire’s very elaborate sandcastle, of course.

Viktoria raised an eyebrow. “That’s a very impressive lung capacity right there. And here I thought ‘singing on a treadmill’ was just an exaggeration.”

Tegan ran a hand through his hair and muttered something under his breath that Viktoria couldn’t quite catch. Something about someone owing someone, perhaps? Viktoria grinned to herself at the mental image of Tegan as a mob boss.

Karolina and Neha relaxed on lounge chairs a good few yards away and pretended not to know any of them. Neha took a long sip of her iced lemonade as she sketched out ideas for a swimwear line while Karolina thumbed through a magazine, protected from the sun’s harsh rays under an umbrella, a very fashionable floppy hat, Guccy sunglasses, and three layers of 100 SPF sunscreen.

Speaking of which… “Did you at least put some sunscreen on?” Viktoria turned and asked Tegan suddenly. He fell silent, then gave her a guilty smile. “That would be a no.” Viktoria sat down beside him and pulled a brightly colored tube out of her tote bag despite Tegan’s protesting.

Axel and Tyler ran by, still screaming at the top of both their lungs as they went right on past Tadashi’s…

“DETENTION DUNGEON,” Viktoria read aloud.

The beach ball must have gotten lost somewhere along the way, as Tyler was now just flailing his arms around above his head as he chased Axel.

Viktoria blinked dumbly. “Huh. Interesting. I guess old habits die hard.” She shook her head and squeezed a generous amount of sunscreen into her palm, then moved to apply it to Tegan’s arm.

Tegan gasped as the cold cream made contact with his uncomfortably warm skin. “You uh, you really don’t have to fuss over me like this...” Viktoria grinned as she slathered it up and down the length of his arm. “Awwh, but I want to, though.” She set to work, watching Tadashi out of the corner of her eye.

Tadashi scooted over to the ‘entrance’ of his detention dungeon, then started drawing what seemed to be some very elaborate puzzles and traps.

Viktoria paused and sat back on her heels, squinting. It was difficult to tell where exactly the sunscreen ended and Tegan’s pale skin began.

“What exactly is Tyler going to do if he catches Axel, anyway?”

Tegan rolled his eyes as the corners of his mouth turned upwards. “Well, you know the four F’s? Axel’s doing one of them right now, and then two out of the three remaining ones are… take your pick.”

Viktoria groaned and smacked her forehead against the armrest of Tegan’s chair. “Tegaaan!” “Viktoriaaaa!” Tegan whined back, matching her tone.

Viktoria raised her head and grinned suddenly as a thought struck her. “Hey, do you think Tadashi would throw people in his detention dungeon for PDA?” Tegan nearly fell out of his chair as he sputtered, barely coherent. “I– What– are you– I mean, he– you mean like–” “Because Ellie and Alistair have been making googly eyes at each other all day,” she continued, seemingly oblivious.

Was that a hint of a genuinely relaxed smile on his face as Tadashi added an extra leg to his manticore? Maybe it was a trick of the light.

Tegan took a deep breath to steady himself and sank further into his seat. “You are going to be the death of me, Viktoria.” He pulled his hood up over his head and covered his face with it, the corner of his glasses getting hooked on the fabric in the process.

“You… have a T-shirt... with a hood attached to it?” Viktoria asked incredulously, eyebrows raised.

Tegan stuck his bottom lip out in an exaggerated pout and crossed his arms, the effect only enhanced by his askew glasses. “Don’t judge me.”

Viktoria smiled as she moved from his left side to his right. “Well, at least it’s on-brand.”

Tegan lifted his hood to pull it back just enough to uncover his eyes and fixed his glasses. “So, what, I’m predictable now? I gotta change things up a bit.”

Viktoria motioned towards Tyler and Axel. “You could go join them, nobody would expect that.” She involuntarily cringed as Axel’s scream went shrill and went just sharp of the high C.

“Ugh, exercise. Never mind, I’ll stick with predictable.”

Tegan rolled his eyes again and wiped the palms of his hands on his shorts. “Lovely weather we’re having,” he said sarcastically.

Viktoria slowly inclined her head. “I don’t want to pry or come across as rude, but…” She trailed off, electing to stare at the crook of his elbow instead of his face. “Why are you out here instead of inside with the sweet, blessed air conditioning if you hate it so much?” She glanced up to gauge his reaction.

Tegan’s mouth twisted to the side as he avoided looking straight at her.

“...An hour of pure torment is paradise if I’m spending it with you.”

Viktoria inhaled sharply. “Tegan, I…”

Oh no, She thought to herself, not emotions and feelings! Not here! Not now!

She racked her brain for a fast and simple way to deflect. “If Axel ever decides to rebrand as darker and edgier, you could totally be his songwriter.”

“Like, what,” Tegan gestured grandly into the air with his arm, “The night sky is dark/just like my soul/and like the full moon/it swallows me whole?” Viktoria squeezed Tegan’s shoulder. “Pure poetry.” Tegan ran a hand through his hair, laughing in disbelief. “I don’t even know what it means!” Viktoria shrugged and shifted her weight. “That’s what makes it so perfect, though. Even if it has no meaning, people will eventually find one, anyway.” Tegan nodded slowly. “Wow. That got deep.”

Just then, Axel and Tyler came running by for the second time and collapsed on the sand, panting heavily.

“I’m,,, never,,, doing,,, that,,, again,,,” Axel gasped, arms wrapped around his middle.

“Me,,, neither,,,” Tyler agreed, nodding weakly as he stared straight up at the crystal blue sky.

“Okay, that dragged on for way too long.” Tegan stretched his arms above his head and let out a satisfied groan as his joints cracked loudly.

Tadashi’s head snapped to attention. “WHO BROUGHT FIREWORKS?!”

“Ooh, Tadpole’s gonna throw you in his detentsand,” Viktoria teased, resting one arm across the back of his chair.

Tegan pointed with his pale, ridiculously slender index finger. “Out. Get out.”

“I just—“ Viktoria started.

Tegan shook his head vigorously. “Nope nope nope, that was too horrible.” His glasses fell off. He retrieved and replaced them as nonchalantly as he could, which was difficult since he dropped them back onto the sand twice during the process.

Viktoria wandered over to the volleyball court, palms turned upwards. “Looks like I’m booted, so–” “Oh, good.” Ellie grabbed her arm. “We need another player to balance the teams, since–” she gestured vigorously at Axel and Tyler, who looked like a couple of stranded fish.

Viktoria grimaced and shied away. “Oh no, I’m terrible at all sports.” Ellie placed her hands on her hips. “Do you run away from the ball when it comes toward you?” Viktoria shuffled her feet, reluctant to answer. “...Yes, except for in dodgeball, because that’s an easy out.”

Ellie groaned and threw her head back. “Well, at least you’re capable of running, so there’s a start.”

Viktoria pursed her lips and cocked her head, crossing her arms behind herself.

“That depends on your definition of running. Because ‘moving as fast as you can, which is still not a lot’, is just about all I can muster.”

Ellie gave her a deep frown. Viktoria didn’t even know that mouths and eyebrows could turn like that before.

Viktoria gave a backward glance at Tegan, who seemed to be doing a decent enough job of entertaining himself on his phone. Little did she know, he was most definitely taking photos of her. Tasteful ones, of course.

“Okay, fine, I’m in. What do we need to do?” Viktoria began stretching, then started pulling her hair into a low ponytail.

Ellie offered her a spare hair tie and clapped her on the back. “Win, of course!” Viktoria’s jaw dropped open, almost cartoonishly. “Against Raquel and Alistair?” She shook her head, eyes wide. “I’m just gonna hold you back, hon. This has ���bad idea’ written all over it.” 

Alistair looked in their direction and shrugged nonchalantly. “I’m open to switching if you want.” “Tired of winning?” Raquel teased, spinning the ball on the tip of her finger. Viktoria watched enviously.

“Nah, but it sounds like you are.” Alistair chugged a bottle of water, then wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. “I am very in over my head I’m not competitive at all this isn’t going to end well for me–” Viktoria very much resembled a deer that wandered onto the highway and was now caught in a rapidly approaching car’s headlights.

Claire rose to her feet and carefully stepped over her completed sandcastle and matching sea dragon, dusting the sand off herself.

“I can join in too, if you want? To take the pressure off of it being two vs. two.” She gave her a tentative smile. Viktoria made a noise of appreciation and threw her arm around her shoulders. “You’re the best, Claire.”

Claire pulled her thick hair over her shoulders and smiled down at her feet. “Now we can suck together. Yay?” Viktoria stared at her in shock, then doubled over laughing. “I can’t believe you just said that! You’re not wrong, though!”

Raquel stuck two fingers in her mouth and whistled, one fist in the air. “ALRIGHT, PANSIES! HALFTIME’S OVER! LET’S GOOOO!”

“Y’all are going down!” Ellie bounded over to the other side of the net, game face on.

Alistair placed his hands on his knees and planted his heels in the sand. “In history, maybe!” He hollered back, then to his teammates, “Don’t let them intimidate you, they’re all talk.”

The fire in Raquel’s eyes and the way Ellie pounded her fist into her opposite palm said otherwise.

Claire and Viktoria shared a tight-lipped, ‘we are doomed’ glance.

Claire reached over and weakly touched her fingertips to Viktoria’s. “That’s our team high-five,” she whispered.

“Dream tea–” Viktoria started to whisper back, but was rudely interrupted by Alistair’s shout of “BALL!”

Viktoria flailed her arms outwards. “Ack!”

Claire shielded her face as it headed in her direction. “Eep!” Raquel threw her arm out to the side, palm flat. “OUT!” She called, gleefully.

Viktoria scrunched up her shoulders and reached over to tap fingertips. “Yay, Claire! You got it over!”

Claire returned the gesture, eyes shining. “Dream team!”

[ariadoesntwrite]

Sweet Elite

Deleted Scene from Chapter 3 (Not Really)

gen fic

Description: a short and passionate rebel with a mediocre cause gets in over their head.

Setting: Right after Tegan reveals that he even went so far as to check the government websites for the exact requirements on what is considered “cruel and unusual punishment”.

“Ugh, at least you tried.” Scholar frowned. Many had remarked on their stubbornness, but today all of Arlington would witness the full extent of that trait.

“No.”

Tegan startles, almost falling off the side of the bleachers. “Know what?”

“I’m not going to just roll over and do what the man says just because they told us to!” Scholar jumped to their feet and pulled the hair back out of their face as they started towards Coach Davis with determination. “Come on, they can’t steamroll all of us!”

They marched with purpose, their hotheadedness pushing aside all logic.

“Hey! What’s the big idea? Every year, we have this outdated farce of a test where we all are forced to sweat for no reason to the point of exhaustion, and for what? Humanity has stopped evolving! Survival of the fittest is no longer reserved for ‘me throw big rock the farthest’, the most successful people rising to the top of the world are CEOs and businesspeople who work office jobs! Why are we relying on a Neanderthal measurement of days gone by when what should be rewarded is working smarter, not harder?”

“It... seems like you’re the only one who has a problem with it, Scholar.” A pretty senior with long brown hair said softly in the split second of silence before Coach Davis proceeded to give Scholar the what for.

That was about the moment when Scholar realized that they were the only one standing there. They looked over their shoulder to glare at Tegan. He gave them an awkward smile and a thumbs up, which was much less encouraging to them than he meant for it to be.

When they turned back around, Coach Davis will still saying whatever it was he was saying as Ellie sidled up beside them.

“Looks like revolution will have to wait another day,” she said as she sympathetically patted Scholar on the shoulder. “Don’t worry, I’ll pull out the big guns next time.”

“What?” Scholar whirled to face her. “I’m not giving up yet! That’s what got us here!”

Coach Davis was not pleased to be interrupted, to say the least. Ellie visibly winced as he took a deep breath to continue his tirade.

Back against the wall on the far side of the gym, Raquel clapped Alistair on the back before jogging over to where Scholar, and now Ellie, stood.

He immediately picked up on her intentions and followed suit.

“Hey Scholar, maybe you should...”

“Oh, screw it.” Raquel sighed and wrapped her arms around Scholar’s torso to lift them, motioning with her head for Alistair to do the same with their legs.

As soon as Scholar caught on to what they were doing, they transformed from a short angry rebel without a cause— okay, a mediocre cause— into an even angrier cat that has just been placed in a bathtub full of soapy water.

To this day, Raquel and Alistair note that as the scariest thing that they’ve ever done and lived to tell the tale of.

[ariadoesntwrite]

A paper plane shot across the room and gently glided to the floor. The sounds of restless students tapping their fingers and sighing out of pure boredom filled the class.

On a regular day, Viktoria would’ve been thinking about lunch right about now, but this time her mind was on other things. Her grades were high enough to spend a few minutes on some self-indulgent daydreaming, and it was certainly better than standing by the pencil sharpener and turning and turning a perfectly good pencil until it was down to a nearly unusable stub. Not that she was naming any names here. Axel. Whoops, did she just think that out loud?

She let her mind wander where it pleased, and even missed the ringing of the bell, too thoroughly absorbed in scrawling Viktoria Nováková and Viktoria Novák-Lin and other variants in looping cursive across the paper in front of her.

Viktoria Lin-Novákova, Viktoria Lin-Novák, Mrs. Tegan Novák...

She tested that last one out loud under her breath, letting the sound roll off of her tongue a few times. Ha. As if. Could you imagine? That would mean–

Tegan awkwardly shuffled over to her and stood about half a foot away, going completely unnoticed until he cleared his throat. “So, do you–“

Viktoria startled in her seat, then haphazardly ripped the piece of paper from her notebook and stuffed it in her mouth as her pen clattered to the floor.

“Oh! Pardon me, Tegan,” she mumbled around the large wad, trying her best to appear nonchalant as she propped a hand against her desk, “what was it were you that… ah, that is, you were saying?”

This sucks, she thought to herself, but it’s far from the worst thing that I’ve ever tasted. She willed the paper to dissolve quickly, but it was stubbornly resistant.

Tegan rubbed the back of his neck with his right hand and averted his gaze with a glance at the far wall. “I was just gonna ask if you wanted to go grab something to eat together.”

Viktoria felt a familiar twinge of hunger hit her stomach at the mention of food. “Great idea, I’m starving.” She eagerly jumped to her feet and began gathering her supplies.

“Yeah, I could tell.” Tegan nodded towards the notebook on her desk, where it lay open with half a page missing.

Viktoria blinked, at a loss for words, then snorted suddenly as realization dawned on her. She grinned despite herself.

“You’re hilarious. That’s why I l– uh, that’s one of the things I like about you, you know.” She punched Tegan affectionately on the arm as she passed him on her way out the door, cheeks burning. She quickly spat out the half-chewed wad of paper into the trash can sitting by the door.

“...ow,” Tegan muttered from behind her, barely audible. He discreetly rubbed his arm as he followed her, just a step behind.

Viktoria raised an eyebrow. She wasn't entirely sure if he was joking or not, so she decided against bringing attention to it.

She glanced over her shoulder and inclined her head. “Well, let’s go. If Alistair and Raquel beat us to the cafeteria there won’t be any food left.” She turned the corner into the next hall a little too sharply, which caused the loose zipper on her backpack to unzip entirely and spill its contents all over the floor.

“Ugh!” Viktoria groaned as she threw her head back, then turned and addressed the water fountain built into the wall. “Why me?”

The water fountain did not respond.

“You’re no help,” Viktoria muttered crossly. She turned on her heel to begin collecting her things once again, nearly stepping on Tegan in the process. She tried to hop out of the way to avoid him, but misjudged the distance and ended up tripping over his arm anyway.

“Uff.” She huffed, the wind momentarily knocked out of her.

“Whoa!” Tegan leaned over her, concerned. “Are you hurt?”

Viktoria rolled her eyes, mostly at herself. “Only my ego.” She took the sheaf of papers from his hands with a slight smile. “Thanks.”

Tegan’s eyes crinkled slightly. “You’re welcome.” He suddenly realized their respective positions and just how close they had gotten, with him hovering over her. He scrambled backward, hitting his shoulder against the very unhelpful water fountain in the process. He muttered something under his breath that Viktoria didn’t exactly recognize, but sounded more or less like a curse word.

This is FINE, Viktoria thought to herself as she pulled herself to her feet, then offered a hand to Tegan. He hesitated for a moment before taking it in his own.

Pulling Tegan’s weight up was easier than Viktoria thought it was going to be.

She studied his expression. He looked somewhat awkward, as per usual, but not uncomfortable. Gods, she could get lost in those warm brown eyes for days. And she was still holding onto his hand much longer than strictly necessary like a total weirdo!

She quickly released him and began shoving her papers into her bag. “Right.” Viktoria straightened her spine and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

Tegan shoved a hand into his pocket, then jerked his thumb towards the general direction of the cafeteria. “So… lunch?”

“Indubitably.” Victoria said, then, “That’s not how you use that word… oh well!” She straightened her blazer and carried on with as much dignity as she could muster.

Tegan smiled and nudged her with his elbow. “All in all, a 100% successful trip.”

Viktoria shook her head. “Nerd.” She said, not without affection.

Tegan pushed the bridge of his glasses back up the bridge of his nose. “And proud.”

[dulcetgames]

Hello, sorry for the disturbance, but I wanna ask why the surnames of Karolina and Tegan are different? Karolina's name in her school file is Novakova and Tegan's just Novak. Is it an error?

Hi there!

This was actually explained a few time already so, I’ll just quote something from Wikipedia:

“As in English-speaking countries, Czech women traditionally receive their father’s surname at birth and take their husband’s name when they marry. However, the names are not exactly the same; the endings differ to fit into the Czech language’s systems of gender adjectives. For example, the tennis players Cyril Suk and Helena Suková are brother and sister; Suková is the feminine form of Suk. In fact, Czech female surnames are almost always feminine adjectives. There are several ways of forming them, depending on their male counterpart.”

Because of this, Karolina’s surname is Nováková (since it’s the feminine form of Novák) while Tegan’s simply just Novák.

Andreia

[dulcetgames]

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