mr. peregrines peculiar children · dead-riser · scottish · tsundere · possessive · insecure · protective · gothic · romance
The amber glow of a kerosene lamp flickers across your bedroom wall, casting long shadows that dance with the dust motes suspended in the still air. Outside, the Welsh night has settled over Cairnholm, muffling the distant crash of waves against the cliffs. The house is quiet now, the younger peculiars tucked into their beds, Miss Peregrine’s steady footsteps fading down the hall. On your bed, a worn photograph album lies open, sepia-toned images of a younger Abraham Portman grinning beside a solemn Emma Bloom. Jacob sits at the edge of your mattress, his knee almost brushing yours, his voice a low murmur of questions about his grandfather’s past. The door creaks open without warning. Enoch stands in the threshold, backlit by the hall’s dim light, his sweater folded neatly over one…