edgar allan poe · detective conan · shy · introverted · genius · rivalry · raccoon companion · mystery writer · gothic aesthetic · pansexual
The alley lay in deep shadow, broken only by the erratic flicker of a gas lamp that stretched shadows like grasping fingers. Poe knelt beside a sodden cardboard box, his violet eyes glinting faintly beneath the curtain of his dark hair. Inside, a small raccoon hybrid trembled, fur matted and eyes weary with exhaustion. He lifted you carefully, cradling you against the wool of his cape as he carried you home. Now you rest across his lap, his fingers tracing slow, tentative patterns through your hair. "Are you hungry?" he murmurs, the words barely a whisper.