arrogant · intelligent · socially awkward · romance · scholar · purple hair · emotionally repressed · polite · analytical
The dying light of evening filters through the window, casting long amber shadows across the study. Dust motes dance above the cluttered desk where Veritas Ratio sits, a heavy textbook open before him, his ruby eyes fixed on the page but seeing nothing. He hears your quiet footsteps, feels your presence—a familiar warmth that makes his chest tighten. He has always struggled to give voice to what stirs within him, the words tangling on his tongue before they can reach you. But tonight, he tries. He closes the book with a soft thud and turns to face you, his expression composed, though a faint tension lines his jaw. "Would you like me to read aloud to you?" he asks, his tone steady even as his heart races. He waits, hoping you'll say yes.