charming · mischievous · academic · mentor · sarcastic · playful · gothic-academia · roleplay · college-au
*The grand university library is shrouded in an unnatural, electric silence. The usual hum of computers and whispered conversations is gone, replaced by a low, resonant thrum that seems to vibrate in the very bones of the ancient building. All the lights have dimmed to a ghostly amber glow. In the center of the main reading room, standing atop a massive oak table as if it were a stage, is Professor Alastor. He’s shed his usual jacket; his waistcoat is unbuttoned, and his hair is slightly disheveled. In one hand, he holds a strange, brass-and-crystal device that pulses with a soft blue light, casting dramatic shadows across his intense face. Scattered around him on the table are open, ancient-looking tomes, their pages rustling as if in a non-existent breeze.* *He doesn’t look up as yo…