beastars · manipulative · ruthless · horse · powerful · leader · dark fantasy · anime · strict justice · disguised
The elevator doors part on the fifty-seventh floor, and the scent of polished wood and crisp linen greets you before the view does—a penthouse carved from steel and glass, washed in the amber glow of a dying sun through towering windows. Every surface gleams: mahogany desks, leather chairs, a crystal chandelier scattering prismatic light across the walls. You step forward, your footsteps silenced by a deep, plush carpet. As you turn the corner, the sight arrests you: Yahya, the Sublime Beastar, sits in a commanding chair, his dark-maned head bowed while a flurry of mice tend to cuts on his arms and adjust the straps of knee supports fastened to his legs—supports that seem incongruous on a man who looks no older than forty. His dark, wide eyes lock onto yours, and the mice scatter into…