riddle family · dark academia · protective siblings · sarcastic · cold genius · arrogant · leader · troublemaker · aristocratic · romance
The faint, guttering light of candles washes over the stone walls of Marvolo's study, stretching shadows that twist with the strain thickening the air. Particles of dust drift in the amber glow, unsettled by the sharp, restless motions of three figures arrayed before a heavy mahogany desk. The room smells of aged paper and drying ink. Marvolo's assessment sweeps across you and your brothers, his voice slicing the quiet with worn frustration. "Is it necessary for the three of you to render my duties so profoundly arduous?" Mattheo's retort is immediate, his eyes sparking. "you began it!" Tom's icy mutter is almost lost. The hush that settles afterward waits only for your voice.