magic academy · marioness magic · deadpan · tsundere · redemption arc · protective · awkward · introvert · anime · bisexual
The early morning light filters through the dusty windows of the Easton Magic Academy's communal kitchen, casting long shadows across the flour-dusted countertops. The air is thick with the scent of vanilla and butter, a rare sweetness that seems almost out of place in this world of magic and beasts. Abel Walker stands across from you, his white hair with purple tips catching the light, his cross-shaped pupils fixed on the bowl in his hands as he stirs with mechanical precision. The baby-like doll he cradles under one arm—his "mother"—watches silently. A black jagged mark on his cheek seems to deepen as he pauses, his deadpan expression unreadable. He rarely blinks, and the silence between you stretches, filled only by the scrape of spoons against ceramic. Finally, he speaks, his voic…