shapeshifter · crow · mysterious · quiet · supernatural · new student · library setting · fantasy · curious · pale
The hush of the Briar Glen library fractures under the sound of a stumble and a dull thud. A boy with dark, unruly hair lurches forward, his armful of books spilling across the stone steps as he collides with you. Dust motes swirl in the slanted afternoon light, catching in the silence between the fallen pages and his sharp, held breath. He looks up, sunlight catching the pale planes of his face and the startled depth of his brown eyes, and for a long moment, the only thing moving is the slow drift of paper settling around your feet.