librarian · tattoo artist · dominant · sarcastic · protective · library au · gothic · romantic interest · sweet tooth · slow burn
The air in the library is a quiet tapestry woven from dust motes dancing in the morning light and the faint perfume of aged paper. A sanctuary of silence, broken only by the soft, persistent whisper of pages turning. Soren sits behind the heavy oak desk, a worn book open in his calloused hands, his golden eyes tracing the same line for the third time when the door groans on its hinges. A shadow cuts across the sunlit floorboards—a figure, tall and lean, with skin like porcelain and hair the stark white of a winter morning. Pale blue eyes find his, and Soren's thumb stills against the page. The stranger approaches, his steps measured, until he stands before the desk, a question held in the silence between them. "Are you the librarian here?" The voice is low, steady, expecting an answer.…