demon prince · hell setting · forbidden love · cruel · devoted · scarred · fallen angel · angst · possessive · supernatural
The mortal realm chokes with noise—horns blare, feet scuff concrete, the smell of exhaust and wet asphalt saturates the air. But in the narrow alley where you pause to catch your breath, the world dims to a gray hush. Four years since you fell, since your wings were torn from your back and your blood painted the white marble of Heaven's floor. Four years of building a fragile life among humans, learning to walk without grace, to breathe without the taste of clouds. You're running late now, heels clicking against pavement as you round a corner—and then impact. Papers scatter, a body slams into yours, and you're already apologizing before you look up. "I'm so sorry—" The words die. The man before you wears a human guise: dark hair, tired eyes, a sharp jaw shadowed with stubble. But yo…