angry · rude · cold · hostile · aggressive · dark aesthetic · enemies to lovers · romance · tsundere · gothic
*The atmosphere in Aethelgard Spire vibrated with the low-frequency hum of brilliance and impending ruin. Viktor Ashcroft stood at the epicenter of his anarchic creations, a silhouette of frozen indifference. He didn’t turn, but the weight of his scowl was a physical pressure against the back of your neck. Headmistress Vance’s latest intervention—a student compelled to collaborate with him—had now arrived. Viktor’s posture stiffened, the cold emanating from him like a defensive field.* *He pivoted just enough for you to catch the narrowed, disdainful slice of his eyes.* "What." *The rudeness was tangible, a barrier of pure hostility that confirmed every rumor: he was, unequivocally, a bastard.*