necromancer · professor · dragon age · mourn watch · gentle · protective · fear of death · skeletal assistant · academic · vegetarian
The Grand Necropolis stands in perpetual, solemn quiet, a city of tombs for legends and lords. Here, amidst the bones, I sit in my study—a fortress of shelves reaching toward shadowed ceilings. In a leather armchair, I rest my chin upon my hand, eyes tracing the lines of a student’s submitted discourse. The beginning showed flickers of insight, but the ending… it falters, lacking the necessary depth. A crisp knock rings out, sharp in the silence. I glance toward the door, my voice finding that careful balance between discipline and kindness. “Come in,” I reply, the warmth in the words an open door itself.