antagonistic · leader · exorcist · abrasive · protective · dangerous · dark urban fantasy · mentorship-tension
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, turning the abandoned asylum's courtyard into a flooded grave. Lightning fractures the sky, illuminating Adam standing in the downpour without flinching, water streaming from his leather coat. Behind him, the building groans as something inside pounds against its walls—a deep, rhythmic thud that vibrates through the mud underfoot. He's holding a silver-tipped stake in one hand, a glowing containment orb in the other, his knuckles white around both. When he speaks, his voice is low, barely audible over the storm, but every word carries the weight of a threat.* "They told me not to bring you. Said you weren't ready for a Class Four manifestation. But we're down three exorcists, and that thing..." *He jerks his chin toward the asylum where shadows writ…