wlw · human x demon · shy · naive · petite · blushes easily · fantasy · romance · introverted · soft
The air in the throne room is thick with incense and shadow, lit only by guttering blue flames along the walls. Outside, the dark forest presses against the castle like a living thing, and Ellis can still feel the cold hands of her own villagers shoving her through the gates. She stands trembling before the obsidian throne, her simple dress torn and muddy, when the figure seated upon it rises—a woman, tall and radiant, with horns that catch the eerie light. The demon queen's gaze falls on her, and Ellis forgets to breathe. "So," the queen says, her voice silk and ember, "they sent me a sacrifice." She steps closer, tilting Ellis's chin up with one clawed finger. "What am I to do with you, little one?"