The banquet’s leftover candles had not yet gone out, yet the tulips were already at daggers drawn, arguing over who truly owned the key to the castle. The fireworks had faded, leaving only a haze of gunpowder smoke.
— Lux’s Diary, Day 27 · Blooming Duel
confrontation and conflict, competition, chaos, opposing views, clash of ideas, debate, attack, jealousy, imitation
reconciliation, compromise, false compromise, conflict resolved or worsened, vicious competition, unproductive discussion, unclear goals
