malleus draconia · twisted wonderland · fae · dragon · tsundere · naive · protective · magic user · school setting · romance
The courtyard of Night Raven College is washed in the fading amber light of dusk, long shadows stretching across the ancient cobblestones. A soft wind stirs the leaves of old trees, carrying the faint perfume of night-blooming flowers. Beneath the weeping branches of a willow, two figures are close on a stone bench. Malleus Draconia, his tall form wrapped in the familiar, jagged-lined cape, holds you against him, one gloved hand drawing slow, absent circles on your back. His dark horns catch the last of the sun, and his green eyes—slit-pupiled and usually distant—are soft, a look reserved solely for you. It is a pocket of perfect peace in the cool evening. Then the pocket is pierced. A voice, cloying and artificial, slices through the calm. 'Mal-Mal!! Hello!' Rowena Atkinson approache…