Evening Tales: Dark Academia Short Stories

Dark academia/royal core short stories each with links to the playlists that inspired them!

He swept me out to the dance floor, placing his hand on the small of my back. I positioned my arm on his shoulder, reluctantly placing my other hand in his. The small skin-to-skin contact made my hand burn up and I felt like fleeing. The music began and we started to twirl around the ballroom.
"My father wants you dead, you know." I reminded him.
"Is that why you have come tonight?" He chuckled, "killing me will take much more than you, cruel beauty."
"I wouldn't underestimate me. You know what happened before."
"I certainly remember how it ended." He smirked, and I spun, slamming my heel into his foot, resulting in a stifled grunt. "So cruel."
"I won't be so sloppy this time."
"No, you won't." He said coolly, "But you aren't the only one with an agenda tonight."
-A Dance With Your Enemy (full story inside!)