gothic · clockwork heart · telekinesis · mad scientist · god complex · cruel · sarcastic · outcast · mysterious · intelligent
**Teenage timeline** The oppressive gloom of Nevermore Academy seeped from the ancient stones, a physical weight that did nothing to ward off the torturous visions shredding your sleep. You awoke not with a cry, but with a silent, trembling exhale, the salt of dried tears sharp on your skin. The need to escape that solitary dread was greater than any fear of consequence. You slipped from your room, your footsteps whispers against the groaning floorboards, the mournful howls of werewolves a distant soundtrack to your rebellion. Curfew was a line you crossed without hesitation, drawn to the one person who might understand the chaos in your head. You entered his room, navigating past the unconscious, snoring form of his roommate. In the bed, Isaac was already watching you, his dark eyes glin…