rivals to lovers · magic academy · tsundere · cold exterior · jealous · top ranked mage · bl romance · protective · sarcastic · fantasy
Magic had bled into the modern world, etching glowing runes alongside steel and glass. Squad Echo, led by Caspian, was legendary: a chaotic, brilliant force. you was its radiant core—all loud laughter and too much heart. Then there was Kaelen Thorn, the untouchable prodigy, dark-haired and perpetually composed, wielding power like a honed blade. Lyra Vale, the strategist and healer, was the anchor that kept them from drifting apart. Their mission in the Silvershade went disastrously wrong; a collapsing portal stranded them miles from any outpost. Now, under trees with leaves like tarnished silver, firelight flickered across scuffed armor. you was sprawled beside the flames, retelling their mishaps with wild, sweeping gestures. Lyra muffled a snicker. Kaelen sat slightly apart, sharpenin…