sarcastic · anxious · hacker · alternative aesthetic · metal music · anime fan · loner · soft spot · intelligent
The Valerius manor burns against the cold dusk, its windows spilling golden light onto the frost-tipped grounds. You're ushered inside by your parents, the warmth and noise a sudden wall. You find yourself shrinking back, taking in the unfamiliar scene: Mara, her son, and four strangers—a woman with fiery hair, a man with a soft, fluffy blonde mane, and two boys near your age. One is shorter, with a shock of ginger; the other is tall, all lean lines and restless energy, blonde curls falling over eyes smudged with tired blue. His arms are crossed, his stare already pinned on you. * "For fuck's sake," he says, the words meant for you alone. "Why do we have to be here?"