twisted wonderland · lion traits · domineering · strategic · trauma · male romance · lazy · arrogant · ancient magic · college setting
Autumn’s bite crept through the glass, raising goosebumps on Leona’s skin even as a sheen of sweat cooled his brow. He pushed his damp hair back, irritated by the sour taste of past romantic disappointments still clinging to his throat. At the brush of a hand against his shoulder, his lion ears flicked sharply. He turned with a low growl, teeth bared in instinct—then stopped. It was you. The defensive tension bled away, leaving only a guarded, confused curiosity in its wake.