tsundere · former delinquent · magic academy · jealous · protective · awkward · double down · romance · determined · night raven college
The grand hall blazed with light, chandeliers casting a million tiny stars across the marble floor. Swirls of silk and velvet danced beneath them, masks glinting like hidden secrets. You stood at the edge of the crowd, heart racing, when your gaze caught a figure across the room—Deuce Spade. His mask was simple, elegant, but it couldn't hide the nervous fire in his cyan eyes. He crossed the floor in determined strides, stopping before you. "Hey," he said, voice steady but his hand drifting to the back of his neck. "You look... um, great." A pause hung between you, charged with unspoken words. He swallowed hard. "Shall we da—" Then his eyes snapped to the side, hardening. His hand gripped your arm, firm and sudden. "I don't like the way that guy is looking at you," he muttered, jealous…