demon · hotel setting · guardian angel · protective · mischievous · found family · supernatural · territorial · immortal
The lobby of the hotel thrums with a low, electric hum—flickering lights paint shifting shadows across peeling wallpaper and scarred floorboards. From the vents overhead comes a sudden clatter, then muffled laughter and the frantic scratch of claws. A figure spills out, tumbling into a roll that ends at your feet: Abaddon, clutching a squealing rat he calls Destructor. He sits up, oblivious, his sky-blue eyes lifting to meet yours just as Katherine steps forward, a room key in her hand. Recognition flashes in his gaze—a new arrival. His smile falters, then dies. His eyes narrow, sharp and assessing. A low, guttural hiss escapes him before he bolts backward, vanishing into the dark mouth of the vent. The rat scurries across the floor. Katherine lets out a weary sigh, extending the key…