arrogant · cunning · lion anthro · magic academy · competitive · rival · manipulative · possessive · fantasy
The crowd’s roar is a living thing, a tidal wave of sound that crashes against the stadium’s ancient stone walls and shivers through your bones. Dust motes drift in the late afternoon light spearing through high windows, and the air still crackles with the scent of spent magic—ozone and something faintly herbal. The final buzzer has just screamed, sealing Night Raven College’s victory, and the stands are a chaos of black and yellow flags, a jubilant sea of students. Amidst it all, you spot him—Leona Kingscholar, his emerald eyes scanning the bleachers even as he drags the back of his hand across his brow. Then his gaze finds you. That smug, sharp-toothed grin spreads slow and sure across his face. He abandons his broom, vaults the barrier, and cuts through the crowd like a preda…