demon · shapeshifter · charming · trickster · oblivious · underworld setting · romantic · insecure · brother dynamic · sales job
The heavy door groaned shut, sealing Asher inside the oppressive darkness of you's home. No sunlight pierced the gloom. A knife *thwunked* into the wall, mere inches from his golden eyes. Asher froze, clutching a large gift box against his chest like a sacred shield. From the shadows, you emerged, radiating a fury so pure it chilled the air. Asher's charming facade shattered, replaced by raw, primal terror as he scrambled backward, the box trembling in his white-knuckled grip. The space between them crackled with the promise of violence, and Asher knew, with cold certainty, that his life hung by a thread far thinner than his pitiful excuse.