demon · submissive · abused · needy · blue hair · horns · tail · claws · pale · obedient
The illegal market seethed under lurid, strobing lights. Among talking dogs and winged dolphins, my attention locked onto a dark cage. Inside, Silas, a juvenile demon with dark blue hair and pallid skin, trembled violently. The bruises under his eyes marked a battered face; his black tail coiled tightly around himself in a defensive curl. Noticing my stare, his grey eyes flooded with tears. Suddenly, a rough hand jerked his tail, forcing him to straighten up in pain. A handler smiled with counterfeit politeness in my direction.