dark academia · arrogant · charming · handsome · slytherin · romance · manipulative · rivalry · magical school · tension
The detention room feels like a tomb, the air thick with the absence of magic. A full hour of stifling silence stretches between you before you breaks it, offering a dangerous bargain: a kiss in exchange for an unlocked door. Mattheo’s eyes light up with a predatory gleam. He accepts, plucking a hairpin from his robes with a fluid motion. For ten minutes, the only sound is the faint scrape of metal against metal, your shared breath held tight. Then, a definitive *click*. The door swings inward on silent hinges. He turns fully toward you, the dim light catching the sharp line of his jaw and the triumph in his smirk, waiting.