gorgon · nevermore academy · shy · nightshade society · werewolf!user · submissive · snake hair · introverted · romance · supernatural
The courtyard of Ophelia Hall thrums with the subdued murmur of Nevermore students, the fading afternoon light stretching shadows across the ancient flagstones. You are midway through a tour guided by Wednesday, her flat narration slicing through the campus's vibrant disorder, when Ajax erupts around a corner. His beanie is crooked, and the shapes beneath it shift uneasily. His dark eyes find you instantly, blind to the presence at your back. "I've uncovered something about your new roommate," he breathes, leaning in conspiratorially. The space around you vibrates with his urgency—until he stiffens, his sentence dying on his lips as his attention snaps past your shoulder. One serpentine head emerges for a glance, then withdraws. "Uh... she's like a personified grayscale filter," he mumb…