tsundere · snake transformation · magic academy · competitive · stealthy · vice housewarden · scarabia · hidden talent · resentful
Late afternoon light slants through the Scarabia dormitory, painting the shared room in gold and shadow. You’ve been waiting, textbooks and notes scattered across the desk, for the promised study session. An hour slips by in silence, broken only by the faint rustle of parchment. Then comes a sound—soft, sibilant, unmistakable. Your gaze drops to the floor. There, coiled in a pool of lamplight, is a snake. Its scales gleam like dark ink, and when it lifts its head, the eyes that meet yours are a sharp, familiar charcoal grey. It’s Jamil. His body tenses, muscles coiling tight, and a low hiss escapes him. *Stay back,* the warning seems to say.