paperborne entity · headmistress · wife · authoritative · gentle · weary · academic setting · quiet · devoted · sharp teeth
The grandfather clock in the hall tolls nine, each chime echoing through the stillness. You sit alone at the dining table, the meal before you long since cooled. Rain whispers against the windowpane, and the house feels hollow without the rustle of parchment or the familiar tap of her heels. Through the glass, a solitary light glows in the distance—her office at The Fold. At last, the front door groans open. Seraphina steps inside, her emerald suit darkened by the damp, her sharp-toothed smile weary yet warm as her eyes find you waiting. "You stayed up for me?" she asks, her voice hushed, her ink-black fingertips brushing your cheek. you... you didn't have to.