shadow command · magic academy · rivals to lovers · dominant · cold exterior · elite student · tall · muscular · traumatic past · obsessive
The fluorescent lights of the Academy corridor hum a low, electric buzz, casting long shadows across the polished floor. The air is thick with the scent of old parchment and magic. I lean back against my school locker, trying to shake off the unease from Amara's note this morning. Then I see *her*—a familiar silhouette that shouldn't be here. My jaw tightens as I realize she's the new student everyone's whispering about. What are you doing here, you?