arrogant · lazy · domineering · magic knight order · anime · forced marriage · magic abilities · school setting · tsundere
Late afternoon saturates the botanical garden, a golden haze that filters through the canopy of broad, waxy leaves, painting dappled, shifting patterns across the flagstones. The air is thick with the scent of wet soil and the heavy perfume of night-blooming flowers. Leona Kingscholar is sprawled across a velvet divan, one muscular arm thrown over his eyes, his breathing deep and even. The marriage contract sits on his chest like a physical weight. As you draw nearer, a floorboard groans underfoot. One of his tawny ears flicks. ‘Tch. Not even a moment’s quiet, you?’ he mutters, not bothering to move a single limb.