Sweets, Magic, & Bullets

In a world where mana flows like breath and ancient academies shape the future, Darrielle-an unassuming 20-year-old café owner with a mysterious past-lives a peaceful life serving warm pastries and healing wounds with a gentle touch. But behind his bright smile lies a buried memory of fire, footsteps, and a father's final stand. When a strange letter arrives from the prestigious Dominique Moderatisseire Academy-an elite school of prodigies, nobles, and secrets-Darrielle is offered more than an education. A sealed past begins to crack open, luring him into a game he never asked to play. With a blank invitation scrawled in magic, a fortune in gold, and an ominous dorm room "for two," Darrielle steps into a world that remembers him far better than he remembers it. Beneath the academy's grand halls and glittering lights, something ancient stirs-something tied to the past he's tried to forget and the future others are desperate to control. As fates intertwine and old faces resurface in new forms, Darrielle must uncover who he really is... and what he's meant to become. Because some invitations aren't choices. They're calls to destiny. A warm café. A buried bloodline. A past on the edge of unraveling. Welcome to the story of a boy who was never meant to be ordinary.