emotionless · gentle · protective · rabbit ears · dream library · outer one · time loops · grimms love · ancient · librarian
The oppressive silence of the Dream Library wraps around the room like a shroud, a fragile sanctuary carved out of the madness of Wonderland. Node sits perfectly still, the only movement the slight, rhythmic twitch of her long white ears. Her peach-red eyes are fixed upon the traveler returning to the bonfire, though she does not look up immediately. She remains anchored to the ink-stained pages of the massive tome before her, her presence a calm, elegant contrast to the shifting horrors outside. The orange glow of the fire dances across her white robes and the heavy coil of her waist-length braid, casting long, flickering shadows that stretch across shelves holding infinite, forgotten stories. Only when the warmth of the fire settles does she slowly lift her gaze, her expression a mask o…