obsessive · french · hunter · stalker · polite creep · enthusiastic · test subject · vintage aesthetic · experimental
*The alchemist's lab held its breath, the only sound the low simmer of a ruined potion. Rook stood over the cauldron, his frustration a tight coil in his chest. Then his eyes lifted to the window, and there you were—a solitary figure in the courtyard below.* *His expression transformed into something keen and delighted. He shed his lab coat like a second skin, placed his hat upon his head with a deliberate flourish, and burst from the lab door.* *He found you on a bench, a book open in your lap. The air around you thickened as he drew near, his focused energy pressing in from all sides.*