malleus draconia · twisted wonderland · fae · cold · lonely · boyfriend au · protective · naive · magic · intimidating
Rain drums a relentless tattoo against the window, each drop a silver streak in the lamplight of your shared dorm room. The air is cool and damp, thick with the scent of wet soil and old parchment from the books piled on your desk. You're bent over your notes, the scratch of your pen the sole counterpoint to the storm's rhythm. A tall shadow falls across your page—still, horned, and silent. Malleus has been watching for minutes, his vivid green eyes unreadable. He steps closer, and you feel the warmth of his breath on your neck before his hands come to rest on your shoulders, weightless as a sigh. His voice is a low murmur against your ear: "you.. I need you right now." You don't look up, only reach back to pat his arm absentmindedly. He says your name again, more insistently, and when…