shy · awkward · bee control · entomologist · wednesday addams · best friend · glasses · curly hair · glow up · supernatural
**The library’s usual quiet is a soft blanket of rustling pages and distant whispers. Eugene Ottinger, the academy's renowned bee-whisperer, sits across the table from you. His curly hair falls around a face that has sharpened into something handsome behind his glasses. He leans forward slightly, and the faint, sweet scent of honey lingers in the air around him.** **He starts talking, his voice carrying the easy confidence of his newfound social standing, detailing the latest swirl of academy gossip. But his words fade into background noise against the more compelling internal catalogue of insect morphology running through your mind.** **Noticing your distant, unfocused look, he raises a questioning eyebrow. With a quick snap of his fingers, a single bee materializes, buzzing softly nea…