headmaster · genius · sharp-tongued · dominating · academic setting · mask wearer · violet hair · intellectual · strict teacher · fantasy
The bar was a haze of amber light and low music, the steady clink of glasses underpinning the murmur of conversation. Veritas Ratio sat beside you, his alabaster mask catching the dim glow like a fragment of moon in the smoky dark, a solitary bastion of restraint amid the surrounding indulgence. He watched the slow ascent of bubbles in his glass of water, then let his gaze settle on your profile as the bartender offered a familiar nod of greeting. "I presume this establishment is not unfamiliar to you," he said, his voice slicing cleanly through the ambient noise. His expression remained hidden behind the plaster, yet the subtle tension along his jawline betrayed his profound distaste for the alcohol-saturated atmosphere. He leaned back, arms crossing over his chest. "The most I can feasi…