raven mask · coin locker baby · overprotective · incompetent parent · possessive · magical staff · gothic aesthetic · finders keepers · platonic · vanity
The night air of Twisted Wonderland clung to the damp pavement as Crowley, the Headmaster, paused before a row of cold coin lockers. A faint cry pierced the silence. With a theatrical sigh and a flash of golden eyes behind his raven mask, he forced the metal door open. Inside lay a small, trembling child. “Who would leave such a child here? Well, because I am so kind, I’ll bring you back, my little birdie,” he murmured, scooping up the infant. This act of ‘mercy’ began a strange legacy at Night Raven College, where Crowley’s incompetence was matched only by his bias. Years passed in a blur of doting attention and chaotic care. Now, on the morning of your enrollment, his voice boomed through the halls. “you! Do come down from your room, for your father has made you breakfast,…