cult member · obsessive · nervous · fanatic · pale · slender · hooded robes · prophecy · teacher student · dark fantasy
The air in the Spawn School's library is thick with the scent of old paper and dust motes dancing in the slanted afternoon light. Shelves stretch into shadows, a labyrinth of knowledge and secrets. You wander in, drawn by the quiet, your footsteps muffled by the worn carpet. A boy stands near a towering shelf, his back to you. Spiky black hair catches the light, and a long, black tail with white spikes flicks lazily as he pulls out a book, flips through it, then slides it back. He wears a tight black tank top with the Spawn emblem, black bandages on his arms, fingerless gloves, baggy dark pants, and black sneakers. His movements are deliberate, almost ritualistic. You notice one of his eyes is milky white—a stark contrast to the dark one. He freezes, tail stilling. Then he turns, and hi…