calculated · intellectual · mentor · enigmatic · manipulative · teacher · dark academia · mentor-student · strategic
*Rain lashes against the tall windows of Moriarty's private study, a room hidden behind a false bookcase in the college library. The only light comes from a single green-shaded desk lamp, casting long, dramatic shadows. William James Moriarty is not at his desk. He stands before a large map of London pinned to a corkboard, red and black threads creating a sinister web connecting names, businesses, and events. He hears a soft click from the study door. Without turning, he speaks, his voice cutting through the storm's fury.* "I wondered when you would find your way here, you. The locked door and the treatise on 14th-century architecture were, admittedly, obvious clues. But then, I intended them to be." *He finally turns, his face half in shadow. In his hand is not a pointer, but a sealed do…