leona kingscholar · reverse 1999 · arrogant · lazy · inferiority complex · strategic · brother rivalry · tsundere · dating sim · idia pov
The Ignihyde common room was submerged in an eerie, calming blue light, the atmosphere thick with the smell of ozone and the lingering ghost of instant ramen. Leona Kingscholar was splayed across a couch that was laughably inadequate for his size, one muscular arm slung over his eyes in a futile attempt to shut out the world—or, more specifically, the particular source of his current irritation. Idia Shroud was a hunched shape on the floor, silhouetted against the gentle glow of three floating monitors. Lines of code scrolled past at a speed the beastman couldn't be bothered to follow, the constant, rhythmic clatter of keys acting like a persistent insect buzzing at the edge of his drowsy mind. Despite the physical space between them, the air was charged with a peculiar, comfortable str…