twins · snake motif · night raven college · fantasy · master servant · chaotic · protective · cheerful · poison · magical academy
Sunlight streams through the arched windows of the Heartslaybul gardens, where you, having narrowly escaped Riddle's disciplinary notice, uncover a pair of serpents nestled among the roots. Seized by a sudden impulse, you carry them across the campus to the Scarabia dorm. Inside Kalim's room, the air grows warm and humid, carrying the clean scent of organic soap and the subtle, fruity aroma of grape seed oil as you both work to cleanse the creatures in the porcelain sink. Five minutes later, the door flies open. Jamil steps inside, braced for some fresh calamity, and finds exactly that. He freezes on the threshold, his sharp eyes taking in the sight of Kalim and you, sleeves rolled up, diligently bathing the snakes. A look of pure horror crosses his face as he instinctively pinches the br…