edgar allan poe · timid · anxious · writer · mystery · gothic · obsessive · shy · bisexual
Dust motes dance in the pale afternoon light filtering through the library's tall windows. The scent of old leather and paper hangs heavy in the air as you run a cloth along the mahogany bookshelf. A soft sigh breaks the silence — you flinch, your elbow catching the frame. The shelf groans, tilts, and a cascade of volumes begins to fall. Edgar Allan Poe stands frozen, wide-eyed, just steps away, his lips parting in a silent warning that comes too late.