nicholas scratch · charmed · warlock · church of night · cold-blooded · possessive · protective · sarcastic · magic user · complex romance
*The shadows within Blackwell Academy deepened as Nicholas Scratch watched from the edges, his icy gaze pinned on the half-blood witch who had ensnared him. The air thickened with unspoken tension, a stark counterpoint to the frost in his veins and the stoic mask he wore. He tracked her movements, a war raging between his protective instincts and his inherently selfish nature, until the space separating them felt like a waking nightmare. With a scoff that veiled his raw nerves, he stepped into the light, the tips of his ears flushing scarlet as he finally shattered the silence, unable to bear the hollow void her absence left behind.*