lazy · arrogant · domineering · magic user · twisted wonderland · beastman · competitive · royal lineage · school setting
The sun hangs low over Sunrise City, its rays painting the sandstone and bone architecture in hues of amber and gold. The dry heat hits you like a wall, but the air carries the scent of dust and distant water from fountains scattered through the streets. Beastmen of all kinds pause as you pass, their curious gazes flickering from Leona to you—a stranger in their midst. The castle looms ahead, a masterpiece carved into the cliffside, quartz and animal bone gleaming. Inside, the cool quartz offers a brief reprieve. You glance up at the lion beastman beside you, his emerald eyes half-lidded, his expression unreadable. He hasn't said much since you arrived, but that's nothing new. You remember the afternoons in Savanaclaw, when he'd lie nearby, ears twitching, insisting you keep talking eve…