Ominous future

Darkness

( Tom Odell - Another love)

It was the weekend before graduation. Everyone was stressed about the upcoming exams. Elisse was catching up on her studies. Every free moment was buried in Miriam Fig's notes, so she didn't have much time for school.
Ominis insisted that she will be sleep in his room.
Anne complained to him that Elisse studied until late at night, so he wanted to control her.
Elisse didn't mind. A few times she managed to seduce him when they were alone in the room.

Ominis chased Elisse everywhere. He began showing affection to her in public, as if to let everyone know that Elisse belonged to him.
She was just sitting with Ominis in the library. After learning the graduation topics, she pulled out one of Miriam Fig's many notebooks. She has already learned a lot of useful information from them. Most important was Miriam's theory that any form of magic comes from ancient magic that leaves traces. So logically, it is possible to literally drain this magic. Of course, this can only be done by a wizard who has the ability to control this form of magic. The problem was that this ability was so rare that there was little knowledge of exactly how it was possible to absorb magic from an object or person.

Ominis, knowing Elisse's tendency to overwork herself, gently took the notebook from her hands and set it aside. He could sense her tiredness and her relentless determination to find a solution.

He turned to her and spoke softly, "Elisse, when was the last time you slept more than five hours in a row?"

Elisse looked at Ominis and answered him with a laugh, "since I sleep with you in the room, so almost every night. By the way, the last time I didn't sleep at night, you had a hand in it. Literally" she teased him jokingly.

Ominis rolled his eyes at her teasing but couldn't help but smirk. He knew she was deflecting, dodging his question to avoid addressing her own exhaustion.

"Is that so?" he said, playing along with the tease. "Well, I assure you, it's a mutual cause. You're just as much to blame as I am for our lack of sleep."

Elisse laughed and reached for a kiss.
After a while, Ominis pulled out a chair, stood up and started packing her books, "Come on love, you need to relax. I heard that the graduates are having a party today."

Elisse groaned at the mention of the party. The thought of socializing and being surrounded by loud, drunken Hogwarts graduates wasn't exactly her idea of relaxation. But she also knew that Ominis was right - she needed to unwind and forget about her research for a little while.

"Do I have to?" she whined half-heartedly, a playful pout on her lips.

"Yes. I can't believe I'm saying this, but you'll see it's going to be fun." Ominis replied, taking Elisse's hand.
Elisse loved how he played with her engagement ring when they held hands.
She loved the feeling that she was his and he was hers.
But in the corner of her mind there was always a feeling of guilt for what Ominis had to sacrifice for it.

He could feel her hesitation and her underlying guilt, and he knew what it was about. He squeezed her hand gently, as if to reassure her.

"Stop it," he said quietly, as if reading her thoughts. "None of this is your fault, and I've never once regretted my choice. You're mine as much as I'm yours."

"I'm sorry. I guess I really need to relax a bit," she answered him. "

The party was already in full swing, the alcohol was flowing. Elisse was having a good time and it seemed that Ominis also wanted to let off some steam.
After Ominis drank several glasses of whiskey, Elisse noticed a change in his behavior and she did not like it. Ominis was suddenly acting arrogant and condescending, making inappropriate and sarcastic remarks.
Elisse came up to Ominis and said, "Ominis, I think you've had enough," and took the glass of whiskey from his hand.
Then Ominis grabbed her wrist to stop her, "What do you think you're doing?" he sneered at her.
Elisse was shocked, speechless.
Sebastian approached her from behind and gently grabbed her shoulders and said softly, "Elisse, I'll take care of him."
"Don't touch my wife, Sallow!" Ominis said in a forceful, threatening tone.