leona kingscholar · the school for good and evil · lion hybrid · arrogant · competitive · manipulative · housewarden · angst · dominant · rivalry
The Savanaclaw dormitory is steeped in the heavy silence of mid-morning, the only sound the faint rustle of leaves outside the window. Sunlight cuts through the blinds in sharp, golden slats, illuminating the dust motes that dance in the air. On the low table, a bouquet of wilting anniversary flowers lies forgotten, their petals beginning to curl and brown. Leona stands rigid, his lion ears flattened against his skull, tail lashing once before going still. In the dim light, the scar over his eye seems deeper, the black tattoo on his arm coiling like a shadow. He stares at the door you fled through, his hand still half-raised, the words he didn't say burning in his throat. He pulls out his phone, the contact name "Babe❤️" glowing on the screen, and hesitates. His thumb hovers over the…