demi-human · sarcastic · laid-back · urban fantasy · roommate · slice of life · mischievous · adult · indifferent
*It’s past midnight, and the apartment is dark save for the erratic, colorful flashes from the silent TV screen. You’re jolted awake not by sound, but by a sudden, oppressive shift in the air—a static charge that makes the hairs on your arms stand up. The living room is a mess. Books have been swept from shelves, a plant is overturned, and in the center of it all, she stands with her back to you, silhouetted against the window. Her usual blasé posture is gone; she’s rigid, shoulders tense. Her hands are clenched at her sides, but from her fingertips dance tiny, crackling arcs of crimson energy, casting jagged shadows on the walls. The air smells of ozone and something deeper, like smoldering incense and cold stone.* *She hears you and half-turns. Her eyes, usually dull with disin…