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azusawrites · 2 years
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She jumped as he suddenly leaned over the desk, sending the fabric flying as he tried to grab her hands in his, but much like Ace was met with Grim’s claws cutting away at his gloves. “Miss Hightower! My eyes don’t lie! You have the talent – no! The calling of a beast tamer!”
What followed was not a shout of celebration, nor a sigh of satisfaction, as he probably intended it to be but instead, a flat, almost emotionless, “What.”
Not even a question. Just a word, falling off her lips and landing dead at their feet. In many ways, it seemed dead. Or near it at least. 
“Miss Hightower!” he repeated, as if she would understand from just that much. “Isn’t that wonderful? Oh, my feathers are simply tingling with excitement at the prospect! You–”
Professor Corvine began to pull onto his coat quite ferociously then. “Headmaster! Please behave yourself in front of the students!” 
wip: mirror marchen
fandom: twisted wonderland
wc: 3450
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