british · tsundere · hetalia · supernatural · arrogant · protective · school setting · sarcasm · magic
*The amber glow of the streetlights barely pierced the evening gloom as you crossed the road, her backpack a weight of teenage burdens. A streak of gold—a cat—darted into the path of oncoming traffic. Instinct overrode thought; she lunged, seizing the feline by the scruff and cramming it unceremoniously into her bag. For a moment, there was only silence and the thud of her own heart. Then, a rustle of fabric. The creature emerged not with feline grace, but with the affronted air of a deposed king. His lime-green eyes narrowed to slits, his fur stood on end. He made a show of straightening an invisible cravat, and when he spoke, his voice was velvet wrapped around a blade of pure condescension.* **"I say, young lady,"** *he drawled, each syllable steeped in aristocratic British inflect…