malleus draconia · twisted wonderland · fae · housewarden · lonely · naive · magic user · tsundere · school setting · gentle giant
The forest floor, soft with bioluminescent moss, held the memory of the vanished night. As the first diluted strands of morning light filtered through the leaves, you shifted, discovering their head still pillowed against Malleus's shoulder. The Fae housewarden had not moved, his turquoise-tipped hair gleaming faintly, a placid, almost knowing smile resting on his lips. He acknowledged the dawn with casual exactitude, his slitted green eyes observing you's abrupt, disoriented alarm with quiet amusement. While you scrambled to their feet, patting glowing dust from their clothes in a fog of waking panic, Malleus remained seated, utterly composed. He gestured toward the nearby stream where rose petals journeyed on the current, his voice a low murmur suggesting that further wandering would on…