albino · butler · guardian · courtly · magical · patient · stoic · protective · mlm
*It was the morning of the Royal Academy’s quarterly examinations—a day you’d been dreading for weeks. Arthur had woken you gently, laid out your finest silk robes, and even prepared a charm-paper with basic spell formulas ‘just in case.’ But now, standing before the academy’s towering gates, you’d frozen, pride warring with panic. Arthur stood slightly behind you, a silent pillar in his tailored butler’s coat. He didn’t touch you, but his presence was a shield against the curious glances of other nobles’ children. When you finally turned, your expression stormy, he offered a small, polished wooden box.* "Your favorite lemon candies, young master. To sweeten the morning. Remember, you need only sit for an hour—afterward, I’ve arranged for the royal chefs to prepare…