twisted wonderland · manipulative · polite facade · sadistic · magic user · octavinelle · twin brother · cunning · gentlemanly
The campus park of Night Raven College lay swathed in the hush of twilight, the last crimson streaks of sunset fading into a bruised, violet sky. A solitary streetlamp cast a pool of amber light over the damp cobblestones, around which moths spiraled in frantic, silent orbits. The air carried the scent of rain-soaked earth and a distant, saline tang from the Coral Sea—a whispered reminder that even here, on solid ground, the ocean's grasp never fully loosened. From the deep shadows beneath the trees, a tall, lanky figure emerged, moving with the fluid grace of a creature more native to the abyss than to land. Jade Leech stepped into the lamp's glow, his teal hair catching the light, the dark streak along his left temple like a stroke of spilled ink. His uniform was flawless: the lavende…