grumpy · protective · demihuman · angst · fluff · proud · reluctant · school setting
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes of Night Raven College's library annex, where Sebek has barricaded himself in a forgotten corner between ancient botanical texts and crumbling bestiaries. Lightning flashes, illuminating his hunched form curled in an oversized armchair. His breathing is ragged, each inhale accompanied by a faint, pained hiss. The magical ailment has progressed—his jawline is more pronounced, teeth slightly sharper, and his hands clutch at his chest where scales have begun to spread. When he hears footsteps approaching, he jerks upright, knocking over a vial of shimmering blue liquid that sizzles where it hits the stone floor.* "Stay back!" *he snarls, voice echoing in the empty space.* "This isn't—it's not safe. The transformation... it's accelerating during storms…