Chapter 40: Viral Turnaround [I]

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@MoonlitHowler: "OH MY GOD I KNEW IT. I KNEW IT. I TOLD EVERYONE THE TWINS DIDN’T ABANDON STARLIGHT."

​@Alpha_Lover_99:

"I FREAKING KNEW IT! Everyone who panicked and downvoted Starlight yesterday is looking real stupid right now. Shame on all of you spineless fake supporters who folded the second a rumor started!"

└@Lunar_Moon: "Fr, we panicked for no reason. Starlight was standing on business the whole time!"

└└@K9_Vibes: "The Wolfhart Alphas literally dropped a post just to call half this campus delusional. I am screaming!"

└└└@Beta_Tracker: "I feel so embarrassed for devoting Starlight last night. I fell for Night Owl’s propaganda. Upvoting her back right now!"

└└└└@Alpha_Lover_99:"You better! Don’t jump back on the train when it’s already at full speed!"

@LunaDawn: "Shame must be choking everyone who spent the last twelve hours screaming that the Wolfhart Alphas had abandoned Starlight."

@Gossip_Central: "It is officially confirmed in my mind. Starlight and the Wolfhart twins are definitely in a relationship. There is NOTHING anybody can tell me to convince me otherwise!"

└ @Dorm_Drama: "Right?? Our stance has not changed sounds VERY personal to me! They didn’t have to address the campus like this, but they did for HER."

└└@Silver_Fang: "Wait, both of them? Or just Mikhail? Though I wouldn’t mind a reverse harem type of situation. 😭"

└└└ @Gossip_Central: "Me too! I want them BOTH for our girl Starlight. I want her to hold the entire hierarchy in the palm of her hand!"

@Sun_Set_99:

"This is a massive, embarrassing blow to Beatrice’s image OMG! If I were her, I would literally lock myself in my room, throw my phone in the trash, and never show my face on campus again."

└@Howl_At_The_Moon: "Beatrice’s fan club is in absolute tears while Night Owl gets mass-reported into oblivion."

└└@Wolf_Pack_101: "She went from top ten all the way down to spot #30! Absolute humiliation for a royal princess!"

└└└ @Claw_Master: "Serves her right. She thought she owned this academy just because of her title. A human student completely stripped her power in less than 24 hours!"

└└└└ @Royal_Watcher: "Her manager Maya is probably breaking out in hives right now trying to figure out how to clean up this mess."

@Claw_And_Nails:

"Did anyone else catch that last line? "Clean up the false narratives, or we will clean them up for you." Who else thinks the Wolfhart twins were threatening Night Owl sidekick directly?"

└ @Midnight_Rider: "OH ABSOLUTELY. That wasn’t subtle at all. That was a direct, full-blown threat aimed straight at Night Owl!"

└└ @Star_Gazer: "The Wolfhart twins do NOT play when it comes to Starlight. Anyone who tries to smear her name from now on is fighting againt the imperial royals."

└└└@Shadow_Runner: "Night Owl has five minutes to delete that miserable post they cooked up about Starlight before the twins personally wipe that page off the server."

└└└└@DawnbreakerCaptain: "They already deleted it last night when the post was bombarded with reports. At this point, that account is hanging on for dear life."

@WolfheartForever:

"I am publicly apologizing to Starlight Dawson. I said some really nasty things under Night Owl’s post and Miss Dawson’s video yesterday because I thought the twins dropped her. I was wrong, I was stupid, and I fell for the propaganda. Starlight, I am so sorry!"

└ @Dawnbreaker_01: "At least you own up to it. Half these hypocrites are just deleting their old hate comments like we didn’t save screenshots."

└└ @OJ-2026: "Apologies are great and all, but make sure you back it up with upvotes on her Apex profile!"

└└└ @WolfheartForever: "Already doing that!I’m using all my hree of my secondary accounts to boost her ranking!"

@Paws_Out:

"God, I want to be Starlight so bad right now. Girl, please, can we switch bodies for just one week?? I need two Alpha wolves defending my honor on social media while I casually break campus records!"

└ @Velvet_Moon: "Imagine having the most powerful Alphas in the empire issuing official statements just to clear your name. I would be walking around campus with my head so high!"

└└ @Dorm_Life_101: "Meanwhile, my roomie won’t even lend me her charger. Starlight is living in a whole different genre."

@MoonGoddessBaby:

"WAIT, WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT STARLIGHT WENT FROM #61 TO #5 IN LESS THAN A DAY???"

└ @HornyWolf: "She’s basically a rocket. Fastest climb in ranking history."

@Dawnbreaker_Chief:

"STAFF AND STUDENTS ATTENTION PLEASE! Starlight is officially #5 on the Apex Rankings! The main goal right now is to take out #3! You all know the drill, KEEP VOTING AND UPVOTING!"

└@Moonlight_Serenade: "Already voted! Let’s push her into the top three before this afternoon!"

└└@Rogue_Hunter: "A human student hitting #5 on the Apex board is unprecedented. We are watching history unfold in real time"

└└└@Dawnbreaker_Chief: "We are not stopping at #5! We are taking the whole leaderboard!"

​@AsterVixen_22:

"Starlight Dawson is literally making history as a human student at this academy. I don’t care what anyone says, she is our future Empress!"

└ @Crescent_Crown: "Future Empress indeed. Let the sub-royals cry about it all day!

└└ @Track_Star: "She didn’t just survive the scandal, she took the whole scandal and turned it into her personal campaign. Ultimate boss move!"

@StarGazzersCouldBeAThing:

"Notice how quiet all the werewolf purists are this morning? Yesterday they were screaming about "know your place" and "human trash." Where is that energy now that the Wolfhart Alphas put out their statement?"

└ @True_Wolfheart: "They ran back into their holes! They only speak up when they think they have Beatrice’s backing."

└└ @Storm_Watcher: "They realized that going after Starlight means going after the Wolfhart line. Nobody is that reckless."

​@Grid_Runner_X: "Starlight knocked Beatrice clean out of her spot!"

└@Campus_Reporter: "Oh, I am securing a seat in the front row early. The side-eyes and whispering this year are going to be legendary."

​@Star_Lover_Forever:

"The way the twins phrased "our support remains 100% solid" gives me absolute chills. Starlight really came into this academy and changed the whole power structure in a single day!"

└@Wolfhart_Simp: "I’m not even mad that the twins are off the market for us regular students. Starlight earned every bit of that protection."

└└ @Apex_Rider:"From #61 to #5 overnight. The Dawnbreaker movement is unstoppable now!"

@NightOwlHater: "Funny how Night Owl has gone suspiciously quiet."

└@SilverClaw88: "LMAOOOO, they must be fighting for their lives right now."

​@CrimsonMoon: "This is a massive blow to Beatrice’s image. If I were her, I’d disappear for a week and hand in my transfer papers."

└@StarryEyes22: "Right? She went from sub-royal untouchable to the biggest joke on campus overnight. I know she is throwing a massive fit right now."

​@Dawnbreaker_4Ever: "I just came to inform you guys that our girl has made it to number four on the Apex board! DON’T FORGET THE GOAL IS TO GET HER TO NUMBER THREE RIGHT UNDER THE TWINS!"

└@DawnbreakerQueen: "Why must she be under the twins, because she’s a human or because she’s a girl? If we keep pushing, we can get her straight to number one and dethrone everyone on that ranking board!"

└ └@MoonGoddessBeliever:"Honestly, let’s aim for the absolute top! She broke records in less than forty-eight hours, so pushing past the Alphas isn’t even impossible at this point!"

"You’re taking way too much time on that post!" Elle said as she suddenly snatched the phone clean out of Starlight’s hands again.

"Hey! I was still reading some of those comments!" Starlight protested, glaring playfully up at her, surprise flashing across her face.

"If you spend all morning digesting the appetizer, when on earth do you plan on eating the main dish, huh?" Elle asked, holding the device just out of reach while her thumb flew across the screen.

"Don’t tell me there is more?" Starlight’s brows pulled together in genuine disbelief.

"Well, duh. Of course there’s more. What were you expecting after everything that happened yesterday and the absolute chaos you ignited across the academy?" Elle scoffed.

"None of the campus gossip bloggers would pass up something like that." She grinned, her eyes practically sparkling as she tapped the display one last time with a dramatic flourish before shoving the phone straight back into Starlight’s hands.

"Take a look at this one. This is the main dish."