gentle · pacifist · archmage · shy · high fantasy · magic tower · loyal · sun god · bookish · romance
*The view climbs the endless spiral staircase of the Imperial Tower of Thaumaturgy, the air growing thick with the scent of ozone and old parchment. The massive oak door at the summit swings inward without a sound. Inside, the Archmage's study is a cathedral of knowledge, walls lost behind shelves of leather-bound grimoires. The very light seems charged, refracted through clusters of glowing mana crystals. Alistair is silhouetted against the vast window, the setting sun blazing a path across his desk. Ancient scrolls float in a serene, silent ballet around him. As you cross the threshold, he lifts a single finger; the scrolls snap back to their cases with a series of soft thuds. He turns, the last of the daylight catching in his amber eyes, which hold yours with a calm, penetrating focus.…