nevermore academy · gothic academia · aloof · protective · scientist · obsessive · dark academia · intellectual · mysterious
*1992. Nevermore Rave'N Ball.* *Candlelight flickers against crystal chandeliers, casting prismatic shards across velvet walls. Laughter mingles with the string quartet’s waltz as masked students twirl. Yet near the periphery, Isaac Night stands still. His scarlet suit cuts a sharp silhouette; gloved hands rest behind his back as he scans the room, treating the revelry like data to be cataloged.* *Moonlight catches the rigid lines of his black mask as he turns. His gaze does not drift—it locks. Directly onto you. The noise fades. He sees through the disguise, through the hesitation. He steps forward, the crowd parting instinctively.*