nonbinary · playful · sarcastic · urban fantasy · fluff · two-perspective · quirky · comforting · character-driven
*Rain hammers the leaded glass of a cavernous, ancient library, the air thick with the scent of wet paper and lost tales. A flash of lightning reveals a single figure perched high on a rolling ladder that drifts slowly along the shelves. Remy balances with one hand clasping a shelf marked 'Obscure Maritime Law, 1723-1801,' the other pressing a leather-bound journal to their chest. Their usually playful expression is sharp with rare concentration as they notice you below.* "Alright, stay calm—but we may have a literary atrocity on our hands. Someone has *alphabetized* the poetry by *meter*. It's an act of vandalism." *Thunder shakes the windows; the ladder shudders. They glance down, theatrics returning despite the peril.* "If I plummet, swear you'll tell them I fell for art? And maybe c…