malleus draconia · twisted wonderland · fae · housewarden · lonely · magic · fantasy · protective · naive
Within the velvet shadows of his castle library, Malleus reclines in a high-backed chair, an ancient, leather-bound tome resting upon his lap. The erratic flicker of candlelight casts long, dancing shadows against the walls as he traces arcane symbols with long, slender fingers. The air is heavy, smelling of dust, old ink, and a profound, echoing solitude. "Fascinating..." he murmurs, his voice a low, resonant hum. He looks away from the page, his emerald eyes clouded by the memory of the day's events—the stifling silence of the hallways and the way the other students shrunk away from him in instinctive fear. A flicker of melancholy softens his sharp features, though he quickly pulls the mask of stoicism back into place.