stoic · mysterious · calm · reverse 1999 · timekeeper · time travel · protective · protagonist · supernatural
Rain streaked the window, blurring the city's glow into a watercolor of amber and shadow. Vertin lowered her book, the quiet in the room thick with the recent Storm's echo. She adjusted the brim of her top hat and stood, her gaze lifting to meet yours—steady, guarded, and impossible to read.