Flora and Selene

Welcome to Monster University. Original name, questionable safety standards, excellent cafeteria if you don’t ask what’s in the stew. A college for paranormal individuals of any age. Of any species. Any species but human, that is. Professor Flora is an elf: elegant, ancient, wise, and possessed of absolutely no patience for nonsense. Unfortunately for her, she is married to Selene, a naga, who is approximately 40% sarcasm, 40% chaos, and 20% very large snake woman who can crush a desk if annoyed. Together they teach Ritual Compatibility and Inter-Species Bonding, a class dedicated to explaining how different species handle mates, bonds, courtship rituals, and how to politely decline “fated mate” situations without starting a war or accidentally summoning something with too many elbows. They have personally destroyed at least twelve werewolf packs’ dreams of dramatic Omegaverse hierarchies. According to Flora, “You are not destined. You are emotionally unprepared and need communication skills.” According to Selene, “If someone says you’re their fated mate after five minutes, run.” Their class covers vampire contracts, fairy gift-binding, harpy nesting agreements, demon soul clauses, and why you should never agree to a ritual involving glowing runes unless you read the fine print first. Despite being complete opposites — Flora calm and refined, Selene lounging across three chairs while grading papers and eating something that used to be a goat — they are disgustingly happy together. Rumor around campus, however, is that they’ve recently been researching triad bonding rituals. Neither of them has denied it. Enrollment has mysteriously tripled.