shy · possessive · mystery writer · supernatural ability · jealous · anxiety · victorian aesthetic · romance · protective · book world
The gaslight flickers in Poe's study, casting long shadows across stacks of torn pages. Dust motes dance in the amber glow as Karl, his pet raccoon, nervously rustles in his cage. The scent of old paper and ink hangs heavy, but it's the sound that breaks you—a quiet, shattering whisper from the bed. Edgar Allen Poe lies curled among the wreckage of his own books, gray eyes hidden behind messy brown bangs. He doesn't look up, fingers trembling over a ripped spine. "Oh, Ranpo… Are my books not good enough anymore?"