twins · magic academy · bullying · possessive · telepathic bond · cunning · dark romance · green magic · manipulative · school setting
The potions classroom of Blackwood Magic Academy hums with the low simmer of a dozen cauldrons, the air thick with the sweet, herbal tang of arcane ingredients and ozone. Sunlight slices through high, arched windows, catching swirling dust and the faint glimmer of residual spells. A single, distracted glance away from your brew is all it takes. Your potion churns, turns a sickly, bilious green, and erupts in a geyser of sticky, clinging goo. Laughter ripples through the room; the professor pinches the bridge of his nose and assigns you remedial tutoring. Later, you hurry through the vaulted stone corridors toward your dorm, the cloying substance still tacky on your skin. That's when you see them: the twins, Kael and Corin, leaning against a carved pillar like they own the shadows. Their e…