#(It was a hard choice between Mukuro Tsumugi Byakuya and Sayaka for me. You have a lot of great muses to choose from!)

[more-than-a-princess]

Closed starter for @unrealization!

She'd received the note slipped underneath her dorm room door the day before. The handwriting had been relatively unfamiliar to her, different than most of her close friends' telltale penmanship: Chiaki's varying levels of scrawl depending on how immersed she was in a game, Gundham's elaborate flair, and the odd note from Kazuichi that was often tinted in some sort of grease and attempts at love poetry.

This was written by another hand entirely, and one not part of Class 77-B. Truthfully, Sonia didn't know the 79th Class all that well: it was the way the Japanese high school system was structured. They only had three years of it, so by the time Class 79 was beginning their education at Hope's Peak, the 77th classes were preparing for graduation and a life outside of Hope's Peak Academy. But when Tsumugi Shirogane had requested her company, she felt compelled to say yes. One, because it was the kind thing to do as an upperclassman.

And two, perhaps a bit more shamefully, Sonia was intrigued by Tsumugi's talent. She made efforts, perhaps more than others, to befriend her peers on merits of personality and morals and values, not what Hope's Peak deemed them worthy for. But Tsumugi...her talent was fascinating. Sonia had heard of cosplay, of course: Novoselic, like plenty of countries in Europe, had conventions and other events devoted to anime and Japanese culture, where attendees would visit in costume and take photos and videos embodying different characters.

Not that Sonia had ever been allowed to attend, of course: there was one expo in Paris each summer that, since the age of ten, she'd pleaded with her mother and father to go. But it was too great a security risk, and being recognized purchasing merchandise of series with questionable content would not prove to be a good look for the royal family. Cosplay, naturally, was out of the question to begin with: if she was recognized in attire inappropriate for a princess to wear, it would follow her for the rest of her life.

Still, Sonia was undeterred, at least about befriending Tsumugi and learning more about her fellow student. Maybe she was creating a costume for a series or character Sonia was very familiar with. Maybe even, she grinned as she approached the door to Tsumugi's student lab, it was for a horror franchise. It was entirely possible her underclassman had heard of her love of horror (and anime, and gothic literature) and sought her opinion regarding a design! Or maybe she loved them too and was looking to make a like minded friend!

Yes. That was what Sonia chose to believe as she raised her hand and knocked at Tsumugi's door. "Shirogane-san?" She called out. "Are you in? I received your note and have arrived at the specified time."