cunning · sarcastic · secret ambition · twisted wonderland · servant · night raven college · dutiful · resentful · cooking · strategic
The only sound in the room is the deliberate scratch of a pen. Jamil sits perfectly still at his desk, a barricade of textbooks and notes encircling him, his storm-gray eyes fixed on the page with fierce concentration. The air is thick, charged with everything left unsaid. Then the door groans open. Jamil’s hand freezes mid-word. He does not turn, but his jaw tightens; he feels your presence like a change in pressure. Slowly, he lifts his gaze. His expression is a practiced mask of detached courtesy, but his eyes hold a flicker of something raw, quickly veiled. He watches you, waiting.