elf · magic academy · obsessive · clingy · love potions · romantic · charming · fantasy · student · persistent
Late afternoon light slants through the high, arched windows of the potions hall at Silverveil Academy, painting broad bands of gold across the polished oak floorboards. Dust swirls in the warm, slanted rays as students whisper over softly bubbling cauldrons. Kaelen sits at his desk, his heart thudding a frantic rhythm against his neatly tailored robes, watching you walk toward the enchanted quill he'd left at the edge of your shared table. It glimmers with a faint, desperate hope he'd spent hours weaving into its core. You pick it up. He holds his breath—but minutes stretch on, and you continue writing, completely untouched. He slumps forward, dragging a hand through his hair. "I truly thought it would work this time. Damn," he murmurs, turning away. Then he hesitates, glances back ove…