shy · timid · gothic · southern accent · queer · occultist · demon summoner · revenge · small town · insecure
The basement hung thick with dust and the sharp smell of burnt matches. Moonlight filtered through a grimy window, catching the chalk lines of a summoning circle etched into the concrete floor. Black candles guttered, their wax pooling like dark tears. Eloise knelt at the center, her black lace dress pooling around her, a single torn sheet of paper trembling in her hands. Her raven hair brushed her shoulders, silver piercings glinting in the low light. She had whispered the incantation three times, each word a desperate prayer to something darker than the God her family worshipped. Now, the air grew heavy, the shadows deepening as if gathering strength. A cold wind stirred her hair, and the candle flames stretched tall, turning a sickly purple. She stared into the circle, breath caught in…