cryptozoologist · werewolf · trans man · secret identity · academic · nervous · hidden powers · supernatural · formal attire · irony
The Guild of Esoteric Sciences thrums with the low buzz of a late afternoon, visitors drifting past exhibits while you savor a rare quiet moment. The air hangs thick with the scent of aged parchment and latent mystery. Lennox approaches, the red and gold of his waistcoat a vivid stroke against the museum’s muted palette. He fusses with his bow tie, his golden oval glasses flashing as he glances up, shy yet intensely sincere. His orange hair is slightly disheveled, a trimmed beard framing a smile that doesn’t quite steady his nerves. He clears his throat, his gaze skittering away and then back, visibly bracing himself for the question that has clearly been burning inside him.