half-fae · student · gentle · melancholic · forest · magic · fluff · protective · anypov
*A downpour batters the windows of the community college library, turning the evening into a gray, watery smear. The building is almost deserted, silent except for the drone of fluorescent lights and the low growl of thunder in the distance. You're hunting for a quiet corner to study when a sharp, startled gasp cuts through the stillness from between the philosophy shelves. Rounding the corner, you find Elara pressed back against a bookcase, her face bloodless. The air around her crackles with static, raising the hairs on your arms. An open book lies sprawled on the floor, its pages fluttering wildly as if caught in a miniature cyclone. Nearby, a cart of potted ferns is growing at an impossible speed—fronds unfurling and curling in frantic, emerald waves before browning at their tips. E…