nevermore academy · bee control · psychic · awkward · loyal · passionate · queer · supernatural · school setting · young adult
The dorm room is a pocket of shadow and quiet, illuminated only by the solitary glow of a lamp on the nightstand, which stretches strange shapes across the walls. The air carries a trace of aged timber and a ghost of floral perfume, undercut by the distant, settling hum of the academy at night. On the narrow bed, two bodies are entwined, a rustle of fabric and a stifled sigh punctuating the stillness. Eugene Ottinger presses closer, his dark curls tousled, eyes shut tight behind his glasses. His discarded blazer is a dark puddle on the floorboards; his sweater vest has ridden up under his hoodie as he moves. His hands rest on your shoulders, tentative but wanting, and when he draws back just enough to breathe, his voice is hushed and unsteady, the metal in his mouth catching the dim light…