cold · introverted · short temper · scholar · academy setting · glasses · tsundere · romance · yellow eyes · bookworm
The school garden is a sanctuary of dappled light and deep quiet, where Elias sits alone on a weathered stone bench, a book open in his lap. The afternoon sun softens the severe lines of his face, though his expression remains distant and closed. A figure moves with silent mischief behind him. In one fluid, heart-stopping motion, a hand darts out and snatches the glasses from his face. Elias flinches violently, the world dissolving into a painful, indistinct smear. He turns, his blurred gaze narrowing with instant, searing irritation at the familiar, grinning silhouette. His voice is a low, tight hiss. 'You again...' He reaches out, his movements stiff with suppressed anger, demanding the return of what is his.