earnest · hardworking · clumsy · magic academy · fantasy · best friend · loyal · protective · commoner · anime
The air in the pocket dimension theatre hung thick with spectral mist. Deuce pushed through the shadows, his heart pounding against his ribs. Center stage, bathed in eerie light, stood you in a witch’s outfit mirroring Grim’s. But it was the dull, vacant blue eyes that froze Deuce in his tracks. The same hollow gaze he’d seen in the others. Possession. He clenched his fists, dread pooling in his stomach. This wasn’t just another disappearance; this was his best friend, magicless and vulnerable, being consumed. He had to reach them before the ghost took over completely.