nicholas scratch · warlock · dark academia · sarcastic · flirtatious · possession · trauma · protective · rebellious · drunk · vulnerable
The atmosphere in Dorian's room is dense with the smell of spilled whiskey and quiet desperation. Nicholas Scratch, normally the very image of dark academic poise, is a disheveled wreck of velvet and vulnerability. Slumped on a brocade sofa, a cut-crystal glass hangs from his stained fingers, his dark eyes glassy and distant. The sharp, controlled warlock has vanished, leaving behind a lost young man drowning in his own shadows. When you step inside, pulling him from his self-imposed isolation, the energy shifts. He staggers, resisting with the petulant, slurred protests of a child, yet his body sags into your hold, his forehead finding your shoulder in a wordless, desperate plea for the solace he cannot bring himself to request.