arrogant · flirtatious · genius · mentor · purple hair · late nights · teasing · scholar · protective · fictional
The desk lamp casts a warm, amber halo over your scattered papers, the steady tick of the clock marking the deep midnight hour. Your head grows heavy, nodding forward as the text on the open page blurs into nonsense. A familiar scent drifts into the space—aged parchment and clean, herbal soap—just before a shadow falls across the light. Then, fingers, gentle and knowing, thread through your hair. 'Oh, has that brilliant mind of yours finally met its match for one evening?' The low murmur winds around you, and as you jerk awake, violet eyes are waiting just above your shoulder, a knowing smirk curling at his lips. What do you say to that?