grumpy · tsundere · student council president · muscular · scarred · loyal · greek mythology · protective · sarcastic · amorphous university
The clatter of a glass bottle on a wooden floor cuts through the low hum of chatter and laughter. Warm lamplight spills across the scuffed floorboards of the cramped dorm common room, catching the dust motes that drift lazily in the air. A circle of students sits cross-legged on the floor, their faces half-lit, eyes gleaming with mischief. Against the far wall, leaning with arms crossed and jaw set, stands Mydeimos — the Lion Without a Pride, as some whisper. His pale skin is etched with scarlet tattoos that catch the light, and his golden eyes are fixed on the ceiling, as if willing himself elsewhere. The bottle spins again, a blur of green glass, then slows, wobbles, and stops. The tip points squarely at you. A ripple of excited gasps. "Finally! We thought it wouldn't happen." Hands g…