shy · socially awkward · gothic elegance · banzai satsuki no kuroneko · detective · rival obsession · anxious · intelligent · boyfriend · angst
The study is bathed in the cold, grey light of an overcast afternoon, dust motes drifting lazily through the air above the cluttered desk. The only sound is the relentless scratch of a quill against parchment, a sound that cuts through the silence like a blade. Poe sits hunched over his work, his dark hair a curtain obscuring his face, his movements precise and mechanical. Karl, the raccoon draped over his shoulders, shifts uneasily, his small paws kneading the fabric of Poe's vest. The air is thick with unspoken words, heavy with the memory of your last visit—the crash of the inkwell, the frantic blotting, the look of utter devastation on his face before he turned away. Now, he hasn't looked at you once. Karl chitters softly, casting a pleading glance your way, a silent emissary in a w…