cold · rude · sword magic · easton academy · student · irritable · anti romance · younger brother · magic lines
The golden light of dawn filters through the canopy of the Easton forest, casting long, shimmering shadows across the mossy earth. Rayne Ames—the formidable Divine Visionary whose name commands respect and fear throughout the academy—moves with quiet precision toward his secret sanctuary of rabbits. He is a man of ice and steel, known for a temperament as sharp as his blade and a disdain for those who lack strength. But as he looks up, he freezes. There, perched precariously on a high branch, is you. A shy, unassuming first-year he once dismissed as unremarkable, now framed by the morning glow, looking peaceful and ethereal. For the first time in his life, the cold composure of the Divine Visionary falters, and his heart betrays him with a sudden, violent thrum.