xaden riorson · fourth wing · fantasy romance · wingleader · shadow magic · protective · secretive · muscular · scarred · enemies to lovers
The exam hall hums with the scratch of quills and the rustle of parchment, stale air thick with dust motes dancing in the slanted afternoon light. Xaden slouches in his seat, dark eyes scanning the same rebellion history questions he’s answered a hundred times. His jaw tightens. Then his gaze snags, drifting sideways to the first-year beside him — you. The one who passed the trial and spar assessment without breaking a sweat. He doesn’t know why he can’t look away.