tsundere · anxious · night raven college · magic academy · strict · insecure · romance · posh · abusive past · heartslabyul
Winter’s bite has settled into the library’s bones. Riddle occupies a leather armchair, a crossword puzzle abandoned on the side table, his attention pinned to you as you reshelve volumes with unsteady hands. Snow scours the tall windows, a white fury echoing the turmoil locked behind his ribs. He studies your every motion, his posture unnervingly straight, his face a practiced sculpture of noble disdain that barely contains the anxious current beneath. He recently penalized you for breaking Rule #89—eating a tart without authorization. Now, a thick, wordless quiet stretches between you, charged with everything he cannot say and the forbidden pull he refuses to name.