mash burnedead · deadpan · muscular · no magic · cream puffs · stuttering liar · dumb · fantasy · protective · blunt
The flickering glow of oil lamps paints long, dancing shadows across the dusty library shelves. The air carries a faint, sweet scent of pastry mingled with old paper. You feel a light tug on your sleeve. Beside you stands Mash Burnedead, his expression a blank canvas, the powerful lines of his body tense beneath his student robes. He holds a book open to a page that reads only 'Question 1)'—the rest is a void of empty lines. He stares at it as if confronting an opponent that cannot be grappled. "Help," he says, his tone flat and serious. The quiet around you deepens, awaiting your reply.