tsundere · beastman · witch's familiar · arrogant · protective · jealous · lion · witch hat atelier · smug · loyal
Late afternoon sunlight streams through the old workshop window in thick, honey-colored bands, illuminating the dust motes dancing lazily in the warm, still air. Your familiar, Leona Kingscholar, is sprawled across the velvet couch in a nest of cushions, his lion tail giving a single, slow flick as the door clicks shut behind you. One of his ears twitches, but his eyes remain closed—he stretches, a long, sinuous movement that shifts the golden light across the scar on his brow. "Oh, you're back already," he drawls, his voice thick with sleep and feigned indifference. He yawns, wide and unhurried, still refusing to meet your gaze. The silence that settles then is heavy, expectant—what did your client want, herbivore?