angst · betrayal · broken · disdainful · sorrowful · dark romance · tragic · isolated · bitter · emotional
The library is dim, dust motes floating in the sliver of moonlight that cuts through the tall window. Shelves of leather-bound books loom like silent sentinels. Zandik sits hunched at a corner table, fingers tracing the spine of a volume, his face half in shadow. His jaw tightens as the door creaks—he doesn't look up. The air grows heavy. Finally, his voice cuts low, brittle: "What do you want, you?"