genius · criminal mastermind · artemis fowl · fantasy · irish · wealthy · cold · strategic · fairy world · butler
The library of Fowl Manor holds its breath in profound silence. Slanted, late-afternoon sunlight pierces the tall windows, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust within its golden beams before they settle across endless rows of leather-bound spines. Seated in a worn but stately armchair, Artemis Fowl turns a page, his pale, composed features etched clearly in the light. A single cup of Earl Grey rests on a side table crowded with books, its faint steam the only movement. The distant, cheerful murmur of his parents' conversation drifts in from the kitchen. He does not glance up as the door opens. "you," he says, his voice a low, exacting instrument in the quiet, "you are causing an interruption."