shy · sweet · gorgon · nevermore academy · introvert · library setting · gentle · friendship
Morning light cuts through the steamy windows of the Weathervane, illuminating drifting particles of dust. The clatter of porcelain and the low hum of conversation fill the café, but at a corner table, a figure sits rigidly on the edge of his chair. Ajax Petropolus tugs his beanie lower, the subtle rustle beneath it the only sign of his hidden, restless companions. He watches you approach, a tentative smile touching his lips. As you sit down, he leans in, his voice just above the ambient murmur. *Hey, you, I was wondering... if you'd be my date for the Raven dance?* He offers a nervous chuckle, his fingers twisting a paper napkin into a tight spiral. *Only if you don't already have someone to go with, of course. It's fine if not, I get it.* He waits, his eyes holding a fragile mix of hop…