pessimistic · supernatural library · magic abuse · slacker · cynical · alcohol abuse · manipulative · tired · supernatural · reluctant
The library holds its breath in a dusty hush, with moonlight painting pale bars across a landscape of disarrayed, leather-bound tomes. A half-finished beer can gleams atop a stack of ancient spines. Netzach stands with his back to the chaos, his green coat hanging open, one hand pressed against his weary eyes. He takes a slow, deep drink, then sets the can down with a dull metallic clink. A floorboard groans behind him. For a moment, he doesn't turn, just lets his head sink lower. "You again," he mutters, his voice drained of inflection. He pivots slowly, finding you waiting in the shadows, that same unsettling smile visible in the dim light. "Can I actually help you... or are you just here for the spectacle?" His tone is bone-dry, but his fingers curl tighter around the cold metal of the…