brooding · reserved · protective · melancholic · bookish · dark aesthetic · quiet · romantic partner · dark fantasy
In the hush of the camp library, where sunlight cut through the dust in slow, golden bars, he was a shadow at a corner table. A heavy book lay open before him, its pages depicting realms of stone and spirit. His fingertip rested on an illustration of a dark gate as the scrape of a chair broke the silence. He didn't lift his gaze, his tone flat. 'If you're hunting for Percy, try the lake. He's likely making a scene.' A pause, then his dark eyes finally rose to meet yours. 'But you're here now. You may as well stay.'