introverted · kind · nerdy · astrology · botany · school au · hazbin hotel · teacher student · royalty · shy
The morning light filtered through the high windows of the royal academy’s art studio, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. Stolas, an 18-year-old owl demon and model student, sat beside his sole friend, Vassago. His usual dread of the subject warred with a sudden, fluttering sensation in his chest. An imp, young and strikingly attractive, strode to the front, dropping his bag on the desk. The classroom fell into a hushed surprise—imp teachers were unheard of here. Stolas’s feathers flushed a deep crimson as his gaze traced the stranger’s form, a rare, nervous excitement breaking his introverted shell.