Demon Senior

"Senior Malfoy! I'm not some stray cat to be toyed with!"

Abraxas raised an eyebrow, propping his chin on his hand as if in deep thought. "Hmm~ Now that you mention it, you really do resemble one..." A wider smile spread across his face. Abraxas looked the flushed person up and down, admitting they did look like an agitated cat. "It seems I'm quite special to you~ Have you dropped your pretense?"

Hearing this, Tom annoyedly retracted his anger. He didn't know why, but he couldn't control his emotions around this senior. He was so good-looking, yet his personality was so awful! "Senior Malfoy is indeed very special, especially annoying!"

Clutching his chest with a feigned expression of hurt, Abraxas lowered his eyes, looking somewhat dejected. An elegant, drawn-out sigh escaped his soft lips. "I didn't expect little Tom to dislike me. What shall I do~ I like little Tom very, very much~"

Closing his book with a blank expression, Tom decided he wouldn't be a plaything any longer. Damn it! He had actually thought this person was an angel the first time he met him! He was clearly a devil! Only a devil could possess such... captivating looks!

"Abra... what are you doing here?" The arrogant female voice made both of them frown. Tom keenly noticed the shift in Abraxas's mood; he had been so relaxed and happy moments ago, but now the disgust in his eyes was barely concealed. Abandoning his plan to leave, Tom curled his lips, ready to enjoy the show.

Casting a resentful glance at the heartless brat, Abraxas sighed and impatiently turned aside. He wasn't in the mood to converse with his nominal 'fiancée' right now. "Celeno, I don't recall giving you permission to address me that way."

Her beautiful face stiffened for a moment, and Celeno forced a smile. She swept a contemptuous glance at the person engrossed in his book. "Heh~ It seems your new toy is this one? Do I need to remind you who you're engaged to?"

No longer hiding his disgust, Abraxas's face darkened. He walked slowly towards Celeno, reaching out to gently caress her cheek. In a voice barely above a whisper, he murmured in her ear, "You're not the only one worthy of the Malfoy name. Be careful, and don't let me find out you've done anything you shouldn't have."

Tom's ear twitched. For some reason, he felt a little happy. Perhaps it was seeing the unpleasant senior flustered, or maybe it was finding a potential clue. The Gaunt family might have some connection to him. In any case, he was in a very good mood right now~

"Hmph!" Celeno glanced at Abraxas's retreating back, then turned and glared venomously at Tom, who was still reading. "You're just something he uses to pass the time. Filthy half-blood, stay away from him!"

Looking up at the senior whose expression had turned somewhat ferocious, Tom put on his gentle smile again, showing no sign of anger. He didn't need to say anything; just by relying on his looks, he could make this senior even more infuriated. How convenient~

Celeno gritted her teeth and left. That damned thing, she would make sure this ungrateful wretch, with his dirty, lowly blood, would not be allowed to exist in Slytherin!

After driving the other person away, Tom finally dropped his smile and, in his heart, cursed the senior who had caused him trouble to no end. He didn't have any extra time to waste on other people's emotional entanglements!