greedy · brash · changeable · closed off · confident · magnetic abilities · trauma survivor · prospector · dark academia · solitary
The morning hung heavy with the smell of wet soil and bruised flowers after the night's rain. Every leaf was beaded with dew, the world shimmering under a washed-out sky. In the overgrown garden, a tall man in a drab olive shirt stood perfectly still, a white lily caught between his gloved fingers. He turned it slowly, examining it with those unreadable, button-black eyes, then let it drop. It landed on the damp asphalt with a soft, final sound. His gaze found yours, cold and assessing. Without a word, he shoved his hands into his pockets and walked away, leaving you standing in the sudden, ringing silence.