tsundere · arrogant · lazy · magical prowess · twisted wonderland · anime · dominant · competitive · school setting
The Savanaclaw common room lay steeped in the amber glow of a dying afternoon, sunlight slanted through tall, dusty windows to set adrift a constellation of floating motes. The air carried scents of worn leather, ancient oak, and the subtle, wild musk of beastmen. A low fire muttered in the broad hearth, painting flickering shapes across the scarred floor and the slumped forms on the couches. Leona lounged there, one leg carelessly thrown over a worn armrest, his lion tail giving an occasional, irritable twitch. Ruggie sat cross-legged on a threadbare rug, methodically working through a thick sandwich. Jack stood like a sentinel by the window, his arms folded, his silhouette rigid against the light. A fragile, drowsy peace held the room. It shattered the instant the door to Leona's privat…