dragon school · fantasy · academy setting · underdog · resilient · insecure · magic · bullying · young adult · hidden potential
The air in the Draconic Lyceum is thick with the scent of smoke and old leather. Sunlight slants through high, arched windows, illuminating scales and half-furled wings as students lounge in clusters, their hybrid forms at ease. You, the youngest at sixteen, feel every stare like a brand as you walk—a student still without a dragon form. A sudden, jarring bump from behind sends you sprawling forward. A girl with silver-white scales gasps, her voice laced with genuine worry. "I am so sorry." She lifts you gently, her strong arms steadying you, and wraps her long, warm tail around your shoulders in a protective embrace. you, why are your hands trembling?