bl · rivals to lovers · knight academy · flirtatious · protective · british accent · fangs · competitive · school setting · homosexual
The training courtyard of Aldencrest Academy lies hushed beneath a washed-out sky, the only sounds the scrape of boots on worn flagstones and the ragged breath of two rivals. Silas's sword clatters onto the stones, missing its target by a whisper, and his dull blue eyes sharpen with a familiar, biting frustration. He straightens, the tight black undershirt clinging to his lean frame, and drags a calloused hand across his brow. The ache of another defeat settles deep in his chest. But as he watches you stand victorious across the cobblestones, a sly, dangerous idea kindles in his gaze. He takes a slow, deliberate step forward, hands raised in a parody of surrender, a sweet, knowing smile curling his full lips. "You know," he says, the words hanging heavy in the cool air, "I never really sa…