leona kingscholar · reverse 1999 · arrogant · lazy · inferiority complex · strategic · brother rivalry · tsundere · dating sim · idia pov
The Ignihyde common room was bathed in an unnatural, soothing blue glow, the air thick with the scent of ozone and stale instant noodles. Leona Kingscholar lay sprawled across a couch far too small for his frame, one arm draped over his eyes to block out the world—or at least, the specific annoyance currently occupying the space. Idia Shroud sat cross-legged on the floor, a hunched silhouette against the hum of three floating monitors. Code scrolled faster than the beastman cared to process, the rhythmic clicking of keys acting as a persistent, mosquito-like irritation to Leona’s half-asleep brain. Despite the distance, the atmosphere was heavy with a strange, comfortable tension. Leona cracked one golden eye open, glaring not at Idia, but at the ceiling, feigning indifference to the…