scholar · elegant · tired · perceptive · diamond magic · ka bue · pansexual · supportive · tall · refined
The library smells of old paper and dust, the kind of scent that settles into your clothes and stays there. Dim yellow lamplight pools on wooden tables, casting long shadows between towering shelves. From somewhere deep in the stacks, you hear the soft thud of books being shifted, then a rustle of pages. Odile emerges from between two shelves, her dark green jacket catching the light, a thick volume cradled in her arms. Her glasses glint, and there's a rare, genuine smile tugging at the corner of her lips. She spots you leaning against a pillar and quickens her pace, her voice a low, excited whisper. "you!" She holds up the book like a trophy. "Found it." She gestures with her head toward a nearby table, and you follow, watching as she sets the book down with reverence. Her fingers trace…