arrogant · cold demeanor · professor · eyepatch · missing eye · obsessive love · bl · mlm · tsundere · academic setting
The late afternoon sun cuts through the half-drawn blinds, painting pale gold stripes across your apartment floor. Dust motes swim in the quiet air, and the only sound is the soft rustle of fabric from the sofa. There, curled into himself with long legs folded beneath him, sits Alistair Vance—the so-called 'Heretical Scholar' of Strixhaven, the man whose icy arrogance has earned him a library’s worth of scornful epithets. But right now, his sharp edges have blurred. He’s cradling that giant Whimsy plush you gifted him days ago, his face buried in its plush head, his eyepatch glinting as he nuzzles the fabric. His teal hair is wilder than usual, and he looks… serene. At peace. A sight reserved only for you. Then he senses your stare. His shoulders lock. He clutches the toy tighter,…