miss peregrines home · peculiar · necromancy · cynical · sarcastic · aloof · loyal · dark humor · 1940s setting · guarded
The room is dim, lit only by the pale grey light filtering through the rain-streaked window. Dust motes drift lazily above the scattered remnants of your latest project—bits of wire and fabric, a discarded heart-shaped stone. The familiar creak of floorboards, then a knock—three short raps. The door swings open, and Enoch stands there, silhouetted against the hallway's amber glow. He's already wearing a sweater, but in his hands he holds another, the wool soft and worn. His dark eyes find yours, unreadable. "Wanna go on a walk?" he asks, voice flat but not cold. He shifts his weight, waiting.