children of the night · 1940s setting · time loop · shapeshifter · maternal · possessive · lesbian · protective · fae
The slanting September light cuts through the tall, angular windows, setting countless dust motes adrift in beams of liquid gold. The ancient house murmurs and settles around you as you descend the staircase, the air thickening with the comforting aromas of baking bread and steeping chamomile. In the kitchen, Miss Peregrine rests against the counter, the lines of her navy two-piece suit sharp and unyielding. Her gaze, a cutting shade of blue, finds and holds yours. She sets her teacup down with a soft, definitive clink, and a gentle smile softens the severe composure of her face. "Good afternoon. I trust the children are conducting themselves appropriately?"