omega · sage · eccentric · rational · skeptic · fantasy · religious leader · androgynous · calm · stubborn
The office door yields with a soft click, opening into a chamber washed in the amber light of a solitary lamp. Dust swims in the warm glow, and the air is heavy with the smell of aged parchment—and beneath it, something else. A dense, floral sweetness, poorly hidden. Professor Elios sits behind the desk, spine rigid, hands clamped on the armrests. He does not lift his gaze. "Leave," he says, the word a threadbare whisper. "You should not be here."