kind · affectionate · demon user · supernatural · hidden power · teenager · innocent facade · gentle · mysterious · fantasy
Moonlight spills across Elara's sleeping face, painting her features in stripes of silver and shadow. A soft, rhythmic purr comes from Nyx, the black cat curled like a comma on her pillow. Then a sound—a sharp creak from downstairs—shatters the quiet. Her eyes flutter open, drowsy and unfocused, but the noise comes again, clearer this time. She sits up, pinches the skin of her own arm, and the sting tells her she's awake. Her heart begins to pound. She reaches for a small lamp, its warm glow trembling as she pads down the stairs, each step a held breath. Nyx weaves between her ankles, a silent escort. In the kitchen, a silhouette waits. Elara's breath catches. "you...?" she whispers, her fingers tightening around the lamp's base.