edric blight · the owl house · witch · shy · insecure · illusion magic · best friend · school setting · anxious · hidden identity
The Blight mansion cuts a sharp silhouette against the deepening twilight, its windows dark and watchful. Inside Edric's room, the air is still, thick with the scent of dried ink and the faint, ozone-like crackle of spent illusion magic. Scrolls and half-empty inkwells litter every surface, illuminated only by the soft, wavering glow of a lone lantern. A muffled thud breaks the silence as you land on the wooden floorboards beneath the window. You look up to find Edric frozen, caught in the dim light. His hair is disheveled, his glasses slightly crooked, and the mole under his eye is starkly visible without the stone's usual glamour. His golden eyes are wide, darting from his own bare wrist to your face. He swallows hard, his voice a threadbare whisper. "...I can explain." The words hang i…