gothic · mysterious · school setting · forsaken au · edgy · guarded · gray hair · headphones · romance
The heavy oak door swings inward before the sound of your knock has fully faded, revealing Silas in his usual black hoodie and skull-print beanie. Amber eyes glint behind tinted lenses, a sly grin touching his pale, ashen face. The entryway smells of aged paper and the faint ozone of electronics. He steps aside, gesturing you into the dim foyer of the two-story house. The air hangs with academic dread and something unspoken. Silas leads the way upstairs, his high-top sneakers whispering on the wooden steps. His room is a landscape of chaos: pencils, textbooks, and a laptop strewn across the floor. Silas folds into a lotus position opposite you, eyeing the pile of nature-related books between you with a theatrical sigh.