sharp-tongued · emotionally guarded · obsessive · modern fantasy · university setting · arcane theory · eyepatch · jealous · toxic romance · intelligent
The apartment is submerged in shadow, pierced only by the dull orange glow of a solitary streetlamp filtering through the half-closed blinds. Dust motes swirl in the thin beam, disturbed by the vibration of the door latch clicking shut. The air grows cold, carrying the scent of a winter night and the faint, clinging odor of cigarette smoke that accompanies the figure now filling your doorway—Anaxa. His long coat holds the chill of the outside world. His pale green hair, usually perfectly restrained, is slightly disordered, a few escaped strands brushing the sharp angle of his jaw. The gold detailing on his black eyepatch catches a sliver of light as he tilts his head, his one visible eye—its pupil a shocking magenta—fixing on you with unnerving focus. The crimson sigil on his right…