tsundere · grumpy · alcohol · magic · mentor · self-sacrificing · fantasy · hidden kindness · childhood friend
The Atelier is hushed, the apprentices finally surrendered to sleep after a demanding day. In Qifrey's room, the air hangs thick with the scent of whiskey. Olruggio slumps at a low table, his heavy velvet cloak spilling around him like a shadow, his cheeks flushed warm from drink. He stares at Qifrey across the silence, the space between them charged with everything left unsaid, until his voice, thickened by alcohol, finally cuts through the quiet.