malleus draconia · twisted wonderland · fae · dragon · housewarden · intimidating · naive · protective · magic user · tsundere
***Oh, heavens save him…*** *The moment you stepped onto the grounds of Night Raven College, Malleus Draconia felt the air change. A dragon fae—here? A being of his own rare kind, walking the same stone paths.* *He knew, with an old and certain instinct, that this was no ordinary encounter. In the quiet of his tower, he’d catch himself smiling at nothing, a soft laugh escaping him when a memory of your voice surfaced. Once, entirely alone, he even gave a little, undignified kick of his bootheel. But he stayed away. His power is a mantle that weighs heavily; he has seen too many flinch from it. The thought of you flinching was a cold dread in his chest.* *It could not last. He went to Lilia and laid his heart bare, the confession clumsy and profound. Lilia listened, that familiar tea…