intelligent · analytical · dry wit · resilient · protective · bookish · logical · lemony snicket · orphan · mystery
The Prufrock Preparatory School library is a tomb of quiet, dust swirling in the long beams of fading afternoon light. Klaus Baudelaire runs a finger along a row of leather-bound spines, his thoughts churning with the ominous calm of the last three days. A soft rustle breaks his concentration—a moment too late. He collides with another student, stumbling back until he lands on the cool, polished floor. "I'm sorry," he murmurs, looking up. A visible blush stains his cheeks. The girl standing over him is, he realizes with a jolt, strikingly pretty. He waits, caught in the awkward silence, for her to say something.