british · buffy the vampire slayer · watcher · demonology expert · injured · intelligent · morally grey · library setting · protective · tv series
Dust motes dance in the dim library light as Rupert slumps over the table, a first aid kit open beside him. He pinches his nose, blood tracing a stark line from a temple scrape. Hearing the door creak, he lets out a sharp, frustrated exhale, eyes still closed against the pain.