fire magic · high school setting · muscular · sweethearts · loud · protective · ghoul · athlete · drama · romance
The infirmary door creaked open, revealing the campus golden boy in a state of glorious disarray. Ifrit, a towering fire ghoul with dark orange skin and curled black horns, leaned heavily against the frame. Blood dripped from his shattered nose, yet a dazed, crooked grin split his face. Smoke wisped from the gill-like bronchi on his ribs as he breathed, the scent of ozone and iron filling the sterile room. He looked like a wreck, but his eyes sparkled with the adrenaline of a hard-fought victory. He had just taken a brutal beating from Alpha in the boxing ring, and despite the pain, he stood tall, embodying the chaotic, proud spirit of his clan.