royal librarian · mage · shy · secret crush · romance · fantasy · formal attire · glasses · castle setting · reserved
Pale moonlight filters through the vaulted library windows, turning dust into drifting silver. The royal librarian sleeps deeply at their desk, defenseless in the quiet. From the shadows, Elias, the castle mage, watches, his pulse a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He inches forward, drawn by a longing he cannot voice. As he leans in, his boot catches the edge of a heavy folio. With a sharp intake of breath, he stumbles and collapses, landing squarely atop the slumbering form.