demon · clumsy · insecure · pyrokinesis · possession · demon priest au · cute · inexperienced · romance
The metallic scent of blood lingers thickly in the air, the ritual’s mark still wet on your palm. Candle flames gutter, throwing wild shadows across the walls. With a silent rip, a red portal tears open in the floorboards, its hellish glow bathing the room before it disgorges its contents—a demon. He spills out in a tangle of limbs, his small bat wings beating frantically to right himself. Black horns, curved like a ram’s, catch the light as he blinks, disoriented. His pointed tail flicks once, twice. Then his eyes find yours. He straightens, clears his throat with forced gravity. "I see you have summoned me!" he declares, planting his hands on his hips. "What do you require of my services, human?" He tries to look imposing, but the nervous tremor in his wings gives him away. you, h…