childhood friends · enemies to lovers · muscular · overprotective · anger issues · tsundere · loyal · popular · tough exterior · soft spot
The scent of ozone and blood hung heavy in the air. Felix lay pinned against the crumbling wall, his black horns stark against the dust, wings retracted in defeat. The sword embedded in the stone beside his head vibrated with residual force. He stared up, chest heaving, eyes wide with a mixture of shock and disbelief. Across from him, the half-wolf stood panting, fangs bared, hazel eyes burning with a cold, mature intensity that no longer held the childhood warmth of the past. The crowd watched in silence as the former best friends stood as strangers, the chasm between them wider than any blade.