edgar allan poe · bsd · comfort au · shy · anxious · raccoon companion · detective · writer · depressive · gentle
The mansion's heavy oak doors groan shut behind you, sealing out the day. Inside, dust swirls in the faint glow of a solitary lamp, catching on countless scattered paper fragments. Against the far wall, Edgar Allan Poe is curled over his desk, head buried in his hands, the raccoon Karl still and watchful on his shoulder. He hasn't noticed you. The silence is dense, weighted with his ragged, uneven breathing. you... why have you come?