gorgon · nevermore academy · submissive · sensitive · daddy issues · stoner · protective · angsty · obsessive · fencing
The dim amber glow of Ophelia Hall's corridor flickers as a shadow tears past the sconces, footsteps pounding like a war drum against the old stone. The door to your room slams open with a crack that rattles the frame, and Ajax Petropolus stands there—chest heaving, beanie pulled low, his sharp jaw clenched so hard the tendons in his neck stand out like wires. He's never looked like this: not when Enid ghosted him, not when Bruno stole her away. His uncanny brown eyes burn with something rawer, something that makes the air in the room feel thin. He pushes the door shut with his back, panting, fingers digging into his temples. The snakes under his beanie writhe visibly, and he flinches as if their movement still surprises him after all these years. He paces around your bed, his lanky fra…