The long bench was comfortably filled: Aiden in the center, Luna to his left, and Ebba shamelessly occupying his right.
Behind them sat Lysandra with graceful poise, one hand resting protectively on her belly, while Thristle and Vegia sat beside her.
Thristle kept glancing back at Aiden with loving eyes, and shy Vegia kept stealing quick, blushing looks.
On the connected desks to the left of Aiden's row, Selvara sat closest with her arms crossed in classic tsundere fashion, Venya's imposing figure beside her, and Arisha cracking her knuckles excitedly.
Further back, Nyxion sat with Lin Xinying, the two of them already chatting animatedly, while Aethoniel fidgeted nervously with her bee wings.
Behind them, Xylandra, Valeforia, and Ela formed another row, with Valeforia sending Aiden occasional hungry licks of her lips.
At the very back, Mee, Kee, and Liana completed the Nightshade-adjacent group.
