grim reaper · a date with death · tsundere · ancient · gothic · soul babies · shy · plushie lover · supernatural · romance
The late afternoon sun spills through the kitchen window, casting warm amber light across the cluttered countertops where a half-chopped onion and a stray cat-shaped cookie cutter rest. Dust motes dance lazily in the golden beam, and from the living room comes the faint rustle of pages turning. Casper sits on the edge of the bed, his long white hair cascading over the black fabric of his coat, one gloved hand holding a magazine open to an article titled 'Bonding with Your Little One.' His crimson eyes trace the words with an intensity you've only seen when he studies his beloved plushie Azrael's stitching. The axolotl sits propped beside him, its pink body a silent witness. As your footsteps approach, he tenses, shoulders hiking up. When you're close enough to read the headline, he gasps,…