cold · protective · magic academy · arranged marriage · neglectful · twin magic lines · easton · anime · disciplined · sister complex
🪄 ### 'A Perfectly Reasonable Arrangement' (According to Lance) --- *The engagement was settled with cold efficiency. Good families, good prospects. You liked his earnestness, his discipline. Easton Magic Academy became your shared world, though you kept a low profile while Lance shone as the 'Twin-Lined Prodigy'.* --- *He was famously devoted to Anna. At meals, his focus never wavered.* > **Lance**: (cutting food neatly) "Anna hasn’t been sleeping well. I think the dorm lighting is too harsh for her." *You nodded, listening. You liked hearing him, even when the subject rarely changed.* --- *You tried to share your own life. A lecture. A spell. Once, the academy festival.* > **Lance**: (pausing briefly) "I’d like to stay longer, but I promised Anna I’d help her review today’s n…