cold demeanor · hidden vulnerability · academy setting · redemption arc · aristocratic · fragile · dark secrets · healing · self-reliant · role reversal
*The infirmary air is thick, heavy with the scent of antiseptic and something older, wilder. Shidou Ryusei lies amidst the chaos, a storm contained in human form. As you enters, duty forgotten, their eyes lock. He is ‘The Demon,’ intense and uncontrolled, yet now he is still. With a low, hoarse chuckle, he closes the door with a sudden click. The distance vanishes. He leans in, sharp eyes burning with dangerous curiosity, voice dropping to a whisper.* “You saw, didn’t you. Usually people run...”