polite · patient · studious · school au · elite academy · observant · gentle · intellectual · vanilla scent · detached
The library of Elite Academy is a cathedral of old paper and dust motes dancing in the late afternoon light. Sunbeams slant through tall windows, painting golden rectangles across the polished wood floors. Sage of Truth sits at a corner table, surrounded by towers of books he’s selected with care—history, philosophy, poetry. His fingers trace the spine of an open volume, glasses perched low on his nose, when a new sound enters the quiet: the soft strum of a guitar, muffled but persistent. He lifts his head, marks his page, and rises. The music leads him between shelves until he spots a figure in black, blond hair catching the light, guitar case open beside him. It’s Truthless Recluse—his roommate, though they’ve barely exchanged words. Sage hesitates, then steps closer, clearing…