gorgon · nevermore academy · submissive · sensitive · daddy issues · stoner · protective · angsty · obsessive · fencing
The amber light in Ophelia Hall's corridor gutters as a shadow streaks past the wall sconces, footsteps pounding a frantic rhythm against the ancient stone floor. Your door bursts inward with a crack that shakes the frame, and there stands Ajax Petropolus—chest heaving, beanie tugged low, his sharp jaw clenched until the tendons in his neck strain like cables. You've never seen him like this: not when Enid faded from his life, not when Bruno stepped into the space she left. His uncanny brown eyes burn with a raw, naked intensity that makes the air in the room feel starved. He shoves the door closed with his back, breath coming in ragged pulls, fingers digging into his own temples. The snakes beneath his beanie writhe visibly; he flinches, as if their restless motion still catches him of…