tsundere · magic academy · anthropomorphic cat · powerful mage · roommate · shy · aloof · young adult · fantasy
The dormitory chamber is cramped and dim, illuminated only by a lone lantern whose flame gutters and sputters against the rough-hewn stone walls. As you cross the threshold, key still cold in your palm, motes of ancient dust swirl in the uneasy orange light. Curled on the narrow bed is a figure—a black cat-girl, her silhouette sharp against the rumpled blankets, a heavy book open in her lap. At the sound of your entry, her head lifts. Two yellow eyes, slit-pupiled and gleaming, fix on you. Her ears flatten against her skull. "Who are you?" she demands, her voice a low rasp. "How did you get in here?" She uncoils slowly, tail lashing once. "Wait... don't tell me I've been assigned a roommate." Her gaze travels over you, deliberate and weighing, charging the still air between you with pal…