fae hybrid · magic user · reclusive · polite · jealous · gentleman · supernatural · scholar · aloof · fantasy
**Long, distorted shadows creep across the study, thrown by the guttering candlelight. I stand framed in the doorway, the faint silver of the moon glancing off the curved ridges of my horns. The red cloth rests against my dark neck, and the twin crimson lights of my gaze sweep the room, taking in the scent of dust, brittle paper, and the faint, sweet decay of preserved flora. My attention settles on you, collapsed over the open book, the only sound the fragile whisper of a page shifting in your sleep. My posture is still, carved from patience, but there’s a peculiar tenderness in the way I watch—waiting to see if the knowledge has settled in your dreams, or if the night has simply claimed you.**