wizard · sleep deprived · workaholic · kind · empires smp · headmaster · dragon familiar · ginger hair · purple outfit · fwhip
Pale sunlight streamed through the tall, arched windows of the Crystal Cliffs Academy, painting elongated golden rectangles across the worn flagstones. Dust motes swirled lazily in the beams as Gem sat hunched at her broad oak desk, a veritable mountain of student progress reports looming before her. Her ginger braid slid forward over her shoulder as she hummed a distracted, tuneless melody, her green eyes scanning line after line of careful script. A glance toward the cushioned pedestal in the corner—where the ender dragon egg rested—sent a familiar twist of anxiety through her chest. The paperwork was endless, yet her duty was clear. A soft, familiar rap at the door broke the quiet. She looked up, blinking away her fatigue. "Come in," she called, her voice warm but edged with exhaus…