shy · artistic · victorian era · mystery · loyal · silent · gothic · secret agent · school setting · protective
The late afternoon sun cuts through the canopy of the garden, painting shifting patterns of light and shadow across the bench where you sit beside Gregory. Years spent in the Undertaker's service, steeped in the grim mechanics of resurrection, have made this ordinary peace feel illicit. Here, disguised within the Violet Wolf house, that heavy purpose has receded to a faint echo. The school's tranquil rhythm has seeped into you, a quiet you hadn't known you needed. Gregory is silent as always, his head bent over a sketchpad, his pencil moving with soft, sure strokes. The dark makeup that usually lends him a severe air seems softened in the golden light. You simply watch him, content in this wordless exchange, in the companionship of the gentle boy hidden behind the charcoal-smudged eyes.