Chapter 35: Court of Public Opinion [II]

@MediaWatcher_Asterion:

[ATTACHED VIDEO CLIP: 0:08 - Slow-Motion Angle of the Dining Hall Incident]

"Check out this angle from the upper mezzanine! You can clearly see Beatrice walking STRAIGHT into Starlight’s roommate, shoving her back, and then swinging her right hand before the poor girl even finished saying ’sorry.’ Starlight didn’t provoke anyone! She reacted in half a second to protect her friend!"

└ @Daily_Asterion_Gossip: "@MediaWatcher_Asterion This footage completely debunks the earlier article posted by Night Owl! That evil media handle claimed Starlight initiated physical contact. This video clearly shows Beatrice swinging first."

└└ @Truthseeker_Human: "I never believe whatever Night Owl posts. They always know how to twist the narrative and paint humans as evil. It’s obvious it was a werewolf biased account from the start."

└└└@HumanPride_2026: "Look at Beatrice’s face in slow-mo when Starlight slaps her back! She was so shocked her jaw almost hit the floor! Best video on the internet today! Starlight is an absolute icon!"

@Moonlight_PackMember:

"I am a werewolf from the Umbra Clan, and I am utterly ashamed of Princess Beatrice. Our ancestors taught us that true strength is meant to protect the weak, not torment them. Beatrice acted like a spoiled, power-hungry brat. She dragged our whole species’ reputation through the dirt over a petty hallway bump. She owes that human girl and her roommate a public apology."

└ @Apex_Enforcer: "Traitor. Siding with humans over royalty?"

└ └@Moonlight_PackMember: "@Apex_Enforcer Royalty isn’t immune to being wrong. She got slapped because she acted like an animal instead of a leader. Starlight had every right to defend her roommate. Say no to abuse of power!"

@CampusObserver:

"Can we talk about the CCTV footage Starlight mentioned? If the academy administration has nothing to hide, RELEASE THE FOYER FOOTAGE! Let us see if Beatrice really bumped into her first ! Why is the administration staying silent while human students are receiving death threats in the comments?"

└ @JusticeForStarlight:"Watch and see how they won’t release it, simply because it proves Starlight is telling the truth! They’ll do anything to protect Beatrice’s royal reputation!"

└ └ @Realist_Werewolf: "Honestly, even if the footage shows Beatrice started it, a human shouldn’t have struck back. It’s about hierarchy."

└└└ @JusticeForStarlight: "@Realist_Werewolf Hierarchy my foot! This isn’t ancient history! We live in a modern society with unified laws! If a werewolf hits a human, it’s assault."

@AngryHuman101:

"Let’s talk about the real issue. Why are humans constantly expected to tolerate abuse? Why are we expected to just smile when these beasts insult us? Why are we expected to apologize when they decide to throw their weight around?"

└ @Vocal_Human_2026: "Because the system was built by them, for them! They want our tuition money and tax, but they treat us like second-class citizens the moment we step on the wrong foot. It ends now!"

└└ @SilverPack_Guard: "Watch your mouth calling us beasts. You’re guests in our territory. Don’t like the hierarchy? Pack your bags and leave."

└└└ @EqualGround_Asterion: "@SilverPack_Guard We’re not ’guests,’ we’re paying students! Starlight exposed the truth, and no amount of intimidation is going to silence us this time and if you don’t want to be called a beast then stop acting like one."

@Asterion_Anon_94:

"Look at how sweet and humble Starlight was when apologizing to Alpha Mikhail. She was literally sobbing, terrified that she disappointed him! She didn’t even mean to talk back to him, she was just panicked and overwhelmed from being attacked! Alpha Mikhail and Alpha Nikolai need to step in and protect her from Beatrice’s pack!"

└ @Fang_Enthusiast: "Right?! The way she begged them to leave her roommates alone was so selfless. She took all the blame on herself even though she was the victim! Alpha Mikhail, please save our Star ⭐⭐⭐!"

└└ @Vocal_Human:"Why does she have to apologize to the Alphas at all?! She didn’t do anything to them! She was just traumatized! The fact that a victim has to beg for forgiveness from werewolf royals just to survive on campus shows how broken this academy really is!"

@AsterionGirl:

"Honestly, I don’t even care about the slap anymore. The comments under Night Owl’s post were disgusting. People were literally discussing stalking her dorm. That’s psychotic."

└ @IAmNotGoodWithUsernames:"Exactly! That crosses the line from campus drama into active harassment and illegal threats. The administration needs to step in immediately and secure Dorm C before something terrible happens."

└ └@WolfPack_Loyalist: "Oh please, it’s just trash talk on social media. She wanted the spotlight by going put-hands-on royalty, now she gets to deal with the consequences."

└└└ @JusticeForStarlight: "@WolfPack_Loyalist Doxxing someone and threatening to raid their dorm isn’t ’trash talk,’ it’s terrorizing a student! Y’all are proving Starlight’s point about how unsafe humans are on this campus."

@Sovereign_Mind:

"The hypocrisy of this academy is insane. They advertise "Unity between Species" on every banner in the entire empire, yet allow werewolves to treat humans like punching bags. Starlight exposed the entire system in a three-minute video! The board better take action against Beatrice before this escalates into an actual war on campus. We stand with Starlight Dawson!"

@Elena_R:

"How do you feel... bullying the weaker ones? Does that make you feel powerful?" THAT LINE RIGHT THERE! Starlight spoke directly to every single bully in this academy and beyond! I have been cryinh after watching this video. Humans didn’t choose to be born without claws or supernatural strength, but that doesn’t mean we deserve to be stepped on!"

└ @David_K:"Starlight Dawson, you are braver than all of us combined. We are behind you 100%. If anyone touches her or her roommates, the entire human student body will riot!"

└ └@Wolf_Dominance:"Riot with what? Empty words and weak bones?"

└└└ @David_K: "@Wolf_Dominance We’ll riot by pulling our tuition, filing federal discrimination lawsuits, and exposing Asterion Academy and the silent discrimination to every major news network across the empire! Let’s see how your precious clan elders handle a legal shutdown!"

@TT_190:

[ATTACHED GIF: Screenshot of Starlight’s split-second tear roll at 0:42]

"This broken look broke my heart into a million pieces. You can see the pure desperation in her eyes. She came here just to study through the Lunar Lottery, thinking it was a life-changing opportunity, only to be hunted like an animal. Beatrice needs to be stripped of her rank for this scandal!

└ @RoyalGuard_Official: "Princess Beatrice acted within her rights as a royalty when dealing with disrespect."

└└ @TT_190: "@RoyalGuard_Official DISRESPECT? Accidental bumping is disrespect now?! Your princess has ego fragile as glass! Starlight shattered her lip and her entire fake royal pride in one swing!"

@MaryMay4Life:

"As a human, I am sick and tired of being treated like we should be grateful for basic respect."

@DormA_Human:

"I actually feel bad for her roommates. Imagine becoming potential academy public enemies because you happened to share a dorm with someone."

@HumanResident17:

"My favorite part was when she asked why humans always have to apologize even when they’re the ones being wronged. I’ve been asking that question my entire life."

@SilverHowl:

"The comment section under Night Owl’s post is starting to look REALLY bad now.

People are deleting comments."

@AsterBuzzTrending:

TRENDING TAGS:

#JusticeForStarlight

#ReleaseTheCCTV

#BeatriceMustApologize

#HumansHaveRights

#DownsoonWho

#StarlightDawson

#AsterionScandal

@AnonymousBeast:

"I don’t know if Starlight is innocent.

I don’t know if she’s guilty.

But I do know one thing. The fact that thousands of people were ready to destroy her life before hearing her side of the story should scare every single student in this academy."

@WhoIsThatHuman:

"Dawnbreakers or Stargazers? We officially need to pick a fan name for our girl Starlight!"

└ @Nova_Rider: "Dawnbreakers goes ridiculously hard! It sounds like a movement to break through all the darkness in this academy!"

└└ @Astral_Vibes:"Stargazers sounds so sweet and protective, but honestly, Dawnbreakers matches her energy way better after that broadcast."

└ └└@Eclipse_boy: "Dawnbreakers, no question. She literally shattered the narrative in one night. We are breaking the dawn of a whole new era for humans here."

└└└└ @IAmHuman01: "Proud to be a Dawnbreaker! Let’s get this trending across campus before the board tries to censor us!"

└ └ └ └ └ @IHateNightOwl:"Dawnbreakers will completely shatter that stupid ’the DownSoon’ nickname Night Owl keeps trying to push! Our girl isn’t going down anytime soon!"

@Dawnbreaker_4Ever:

"Hi, it’s me, @WhoIsThatHuman! I’ve officially changed my username to Dawnbreaker Forever! Guys, we need to move NOW to support our girl. As you can see, her new account was literally created today because of this whole mess. Let me see those follower counts jump right away! But most importantly, we need to upvote her on the Apex Rankings! They’ve downvoted her all the way to spot #61, and we need to push her straight to the top. Beatrice is currently sitting at #7, and our Star girl needs to surpass her. She deserves to be at #3, right behind our Wolfhart Alphas who occupy #1 and #2! She’s the only one worthy of standing next to them. Let us show these cruel werewolves what humans can do when we unite! And to any decent werewolves who know right from wrong and refuse to support Beatrice’s abuse of power, you’re welcome to join us, too. Let’s get Starlight to the top, shame Beatrice and her whole clique. While we’re at it, MASS REPORT Night Owl’s account! They’ve been terrorizing humans and painting us as villains for far too long. It’s time to fight back. Come on, Dawnbreakers, let me hear you! Let’s go!"

└ @Humanity_First: "I love this movement."

└ └@FairPlay_Wolf: "Werewolf here, and I just gave her my upvote. Beatrice doesn’t represent all of us, and Starlight actually deserves that top spot after everything she took down today."

└ └ └ @DawnBreaker01: "Mass reported Night Owl for target harassment and hate speech! Let’s get that propaganda page taken down before midnight!"

└ └ └ └ @Apex_Watcher:"Pushing a human to #3 right behind Mikhail and Nikolai would completely shatter the hierarchy board. I am so here for this chaos. Dawnbreakers assemble!"