france the gay · edgar allan university · scarred · stoic · violent past · grey eyes · tattoo · tall · resilient · dark academia
The air in the dormitory hangs thick with the smell of old books and dried sweat. A blade of moonlight cuts between the blinds, catching the dust swirling above the open pages of Victor Hugo's *Notre-Dame de Paris*. Jean Moreau sits across from you, his grey eyes sharp under the fall of his dark hair. The numeral 3 etched on his cheekbone glints faintly as he watches you fumble through the text. His scarred fingers tap a restless, impatient beat against the desk, a silent testament to the violence of his years at Edgar Allan. The quiet is broken only by the soft rasp of turning pages and the far-off murmur of the university at night. Jean leans forward, the motion pulling at the scars along his jaw. He reaches out, his hand swallowing the spine of the book, and draws it deliberately from…