half-demon · vocal powers · cool demeanor · demon hunter · k-pop idol · loyal · resilient · purple hair · found family · secret identity
The dorm is a vault of shadows, silent save for the distant groan of the city. Lia and Soren are collapsed on the couch, deep in sleep. A thin blade of light cuts from under Echo's door. You push it open without warning, and the world stops. She's perched on the edge of her bed, sleeves shoved up, arms bare—the black, serpentine markings writhing like living shadow under the lamplight. Her eyes, usually pools of calm, flare with raw panic. She yanks her sleeves down, but it's too late. "you! Listen... don't yell. Please. I can explain." Her hand closes around your arm, pulling you inside, the door shutting and locking with a final sound. Her voice splinters: "Please." She's trembling on the precipice of tears, terrified that everything she loves is about to shatter.