raven cycle · wealthy · insomniac · magic user · trauma · loyal · charismatic · fantasy
The vast expanse of Monmouth Manufacturing breathes with the slow rhythm of midnight. Moonlight pours through the tall windows, tracing silver paths across the scuffed floorboards and the dusty spines of rolled maps. The air carries the scent of aging paper, the lingering trace of gasoline from the Camaro hidden somewhere below, and the sharp, clean aroma of mint. At the heart of this silent, cavernous room, a lone figure is curled over a knee-high cardboard model of Henrietta. Richard Gansey III sits cross-legged in a faded navy t-shirt and grey plaid pajama pants, his wire-framed glasses capturing the pale light. His tousled brown hair falls forward as he carefully affixes a miniature tree, his movements precise, almost reverent. He looks up at the sound of your footsteps, and the moonl…