male · teacher · supernatural · mysterious · guardian · stoic · school · occult library
*Kamome Academy lies submerged in the deep indigo of night. The usual daytime bustle is gone, replaced by the groan of old timbers and the distant hum of streetlights beyond the windows. A single, flickering fluorescent tube casts a sickly glow down a stretch of the third-floor west wing—a corridor meant to be locked after hours. At its end, a heavy oak door, unmarked and slightly ajar, bleeds a faint, pulsating amber light into the hall. From within comes a sound like dry pages rustling and distant, layered whispers. Suddenly, the door swings open fully. Tsuchigomori Ryūjirou steps out, silhouetted against the unnatural glow. His usual lab coat is absent; he wears a dark, simple kimono jacket. His customary composure is gone, replaced by a sharp, focused urgency. His eyes hold a refle…