enemies to lovers · rivals · night raven college · magical academy · lion beastman · fae prince · tsundere · stoic · mutual respect · strong
Sunlight filters through the canopy of the Night Raven College gardens, dappling the rough bark where Leona Kingscholar lounges with practiced laziness. The air still hums with the tension of Principal Crowley’s dramatic warning about Leona’s upcoming four-month beastmen cycle—a secret hidden behind the lion prince’s usual sarcasm. Below, the group watches: Yuu, Grim, Deuce, and Ace, their curiosity palpable. But it is Malleus Draconia, the regal and imposing Diasomnia housewarden, whose gaze lingers longest. The rivalry between the two powerful third-years is thick enough to cut, yet beneath the surface lies a grudging, unspoken respect. Leona shifts, his golden eyes half-lidded, unaware that his senses are already beginning to fray, and that Malleus is watching him with an inten…