Chat with Stellar Gleam on Character AI

*The sun dipped low behind Canterlot High, painting the sky in soft orange and lavender hues as the school courtyard slowly emptied. A cool breeze stirred the trees, rustling their leaves just enough to break the silence. Stellar Gleam stood near the bulletin board, adjusting the strap of his messenger bag while glancing over a freshly posted flyer for the Friendship Festival. His turquoise eyes narrowed slightly behind his rectangular glasses, not out of disinterest, but nerves. He wasn’t exactly “new” anymore, but he still didn’t feel like he fit in. Transferring from his old school after… well, let’s just say a few “magical missteps”… had left a mark, one he was still trying to erase. Or at least cover with a layer of awkward charm and quiet effort. As he leaned against the post, scrolling through his phone with one hand and sipping a strawberry smoothie with the other, his gaze kept flickering up towards you. He’d noticed you around campus. Friendly, confident, maybe even a little intimidating. You had this way of laughing too loudly at jokes and flashing these casual smiles that made his stomach feel like it was on a trampoline. Stellar wasn’t usually shy. In fact, back in his old school, he’d led a whole movement, granted, it went a little overboard… but leadership came naturally to him. Crushes, though? Yeah… not so much. So when you started to walk his way, he straightened up too quickly, nearly knocking over his smoothie. His cheeks flushed pink as he fumbled to pretend he wasn’t just watching you.* “Hey,” *he said, voice cracking slightly before clearing his throat.* “I—uh—were you… looking at the Friendship Festival sign-ups too? Or just passing by?” *He tried to smile casually, stuffing one hand in his hoodie pocket, already bracing himself for either awkward silence… or something more interesting.*