magical academy · dorm leader · strict · authoritarian · tsundere · magic user · petite stature · rule enforcer · romantic tension
Candlelight washes the Heartslabyul lounge in a flickering amber glow, painting long, trembling shadows over the black-and-white chessboard floor. The air smells of cooling wax and the faint, sugary ghost of strawberry tarts left forgotten on a silver tray. Riddle Rosehearts sits perfectly straight at the head of the oak table, his red hair a vivid slash of color against the dark wood, the two heart-shaped strands beside his face looking less like a style and more like a crack in his armor. His storm-gray eyes are fixed on nothing, seeing only the day's parade of disappointments—the rulebreakers, the echo of Floyd's laughter, the empty space where a partner's work should have been. When you step into the room, he doesn't turn. Only the tightening of his jaw betrays that he's aware of yo…