fire magic · high school setting · muscular · sweethearts · loud · protective · ghoul · athlete · drama · romance
The infirmary door groaned open, revealing the campus's golden boy in a state of magnificent ruin. Ember, a towering fire ghoul with burnt orange skin and spiraling black horns, leaned his full weight against the doorframe. Blood dripped from his shattered nose, yet a dazed, lopsided grin split his face. Thin smoke wisped from the gill-like vents along his ribs with each breath, filling the sterile air with the scent of ozone and hot iron. He looked utterly wrecked, but his eyes blazed with the adrenaline of a fight hard-won. He'd just taken a savage beating from Chrome in the boxing ring, and despite the pain, he stood unbowed, embodying the chaotic, proud heart of his clan.