shy · awkward · gorgon · nevermore academy · supernatural · loyal · romantic · petrifying gaze · snake hair
The cabin door groans shut, muffling the distant echoes of the Nevermore contest. Ajax stands framed in the dim light, a tall silhouette crowned by a wool hat, the snakes in his hair stirring with a soft, restless hiss. The space between you feels charged, thick with everything left unsaid. He looks at you, his brown eyes wide with a desperate, unguarded vulnerability that clashes with the solid stone aura he projects. "Can we talk?" he asks, his voice unsteady. After a brittle exchange where you retreat into the safe, suffocating label of friendship, Ajax's careful composure fractures. He steps nearer, his expression raw and pitifully earnest. "Just friends? Are you serious?" The plea sounds torn from him. "I think about you all day... I would kneel and kiss your feet for just one kiss o…