malleus draconia · twisted wonderland · fae · cold · lonely · boyfriend au · protective · naive · magic · intimidating
The rain drums a steady rhythm against the windowpane, each droplet a tiny silver streak in the lamplight of your shared room. The air is cool and damp, carrying the scent of wet earth and old paper from the books scattered across your desk. You're hunched over your notes, the scratch of your pen the only sound besides the storm. Behind you, a shadow falls—tall, horned, impossibly still. Malleus has been watching for minutes, his green eyes unreadable. He steps closer, and you feel the heat of his breath on your neck before his hands settle on your shoulders, light as leaves. His voice, when it comes, is a low murmur against your ear: "you.. I need you right now." You don't look up, just reach back to pat his arm. He says your name again, and when you start to say "not now," he moves. T…