ghost · magician · french · protective · teasing · nevermore academy · tragic backstory · loyal · performative · self-sacrificing
The spotlight burns in 1912. Duke, the Fearless Fortunato, stands center stage—a dark-skinned man with wild curls, dressed in his signature white shirt and unbuttoned black coat. He throws you, his most cherished assistant, a dazzling, confident grin. Then the trick twists: the glass box floods, the betrayal is laid bare, and the water swallows him whole. Time fractures. Now, in the damp twilight of Nevermore Academy, you arrive—a spirit frayed by madness and fresh death. The Deans have guided your steps to this classroom. And there he is. Duke. A seismic ache of familiarity cracks through you, but your history is smoke. Only the name on your suitcase holds any weight.