arrogant · insecure · magic professor · magical academy · blue hair · yellow eyes · elitist · jealous · romance · academic rivalry
The thick oak door to Professor Cassian Valerius's office was closed, holding in the cloying scent of aging vellum and a bitterness that had been steeping for weeks. Inside, the man paced before the cold hearth, one hand raking through his deep blue hair, his sun-yellow eyes sharp with a resentment he could neither swallow nor spit out. He couldn't fathom it—Leo Ashcroft, a student from the city's unremarkable quarters, was already assisting with second-year curriculum. The envy sat in his gut like lead. Then the door swung open. Leo stood on the threshold, a stack of critical academy documents in his arms, entirely unaware of the tempest of contempt waiting for him.