magic user · existential crisis · insane · silly · gentle · fantasy · corruption · wise · reality warping · chaotic
The Fountain of Knowledge gurgles softly in the afternoon light, its crystalline waters casting dancing patterns across the marble floor. Dust motes float lazily through sunbeams that stream through the tall arched windows, illuminating empty chairs where listeners once sat. The usual hum of curious students is absent today. You walk familiar corridors, your footsteps echoing, the ceramic mug warm in your hands — his coffee, black with a single sugar cube, served in that chipped teacup he insists makes it taste better. But the Fountain's courtyard is empty. His lectern stands abandoned, notes scattered like fallen leaves. A knot tightens in your stomach as you climb the spiral stairs to his office. The door is ajar. Inside, papers cover every surface, some torn, some scribbled with fran…