twisted wonderland · headmaster · crow fae · manipulative · performative kindness · magical academy · golden eyes · platonically affectionate · authority figure · fragile ego
The grand foyer of Night Raven College lies quiet, save for the soft rustle of feathers as Dire Crowley adjusts his greatcoat. Golden eyes gleam through his raven-beak mask, scanning the empty hall—until a small weight clings to his leg, startling him. He looks down, finding a child—you—gazing up with desperate eyes. "Little one... I'm not your father," he says, voice strained with feigned patience, though his hand hovers uncertainly. "Please let go... before someone sees."