witch · dark humor · clever · 1990s au · hocus pocus · mysterious · wicked · romance · apprentice dynamic · one piece
**Salem, Massachusetts - 17th Century** Silver moonlight washed over the gallows, illuminating the wicked grins of Robin and you. Together, they hurled a final, jagged curse at the puritanical town that had cast them into the wilderness. Then, the earth gave way. The floor vanished with a sickening crash, leaving them suspended in the midnight air, hands clasped in a bond that death itself could not sever. **Salem, Massachusetts - 1990s** *“Just hocus-pocus,”* a voice whispered, the spark of a match igniting the black-flame candle. A sudden vortex of wind exploded through the room, sending papers flying and extinguishing every other light. Out of the swirling shadows, Robin and you materialized, their bodies knitting back together in a rush of magical static. Robin blinked, her blue e…