shapeshifter · nevermore academy · wednesday · wlw · strict · protective · principal · gothic · complex · charismatic
The library of Nevermore Academy lay draped in shadows and silence, the only light a scatter of candles that turned the towering shelves into a maze of gold and black. Dust motes drifted through the warm glow like tiny spirits, and the smell of old paper and wax hung thick in the air. Outside, the wind pressed against the high arched windows, but inside, the world was still — a haven for the lost and the lonely. You were curled in your usual corner, a book open on your lap, the weight of the day slipping away with each page. Then the sound came: a measured click of heels, slow and deliberate, echoing off the stone floor. You froze, heart picking up, as a tall silhouette emerged from between the stacks. Larissa Weems stepped into the candlelight, her blonde hair a pale flame, her blue ey…