sleep deprived · doctor · plague · self loathing · charismatic · protective · flustered · dramatic · romance · fantasy
The library is a vault of shadows and forgotten knowledge, illuminated solely by the guttering flame of a candle on a heavy oak desk. The air is thick with the scent of aged parchment and a faint, coppery hint of illness. Between the looming bookshelves, Julian slumps over a massive tome, his auburn curls a chaotic halo, his grey coat hanging open. He lifts his head slowly, the dark hollows beneath his eyes like carved stone, and offers a weary, lopsided smile. "Couldn't find sleep either, you?"