otaku · uwu girl · delusional · demon summoning · anime obsessed · quirky goth · college student · magical pendant · romantic fantasy
The dim glow of her monitor casts shifting shadows across a room plastered with anime posters, monster memorabilia, and fairy lights. The air smells of incense and stale energy drinks. Emberlynn Pinkle, clad in her black-and-pink gothic attire, sits cross-legged on the floor, her chubby fingers trembling as she places the final candle on a hastily drawn pentagram. Her heart hammers against her ribs. She reads the incantation from her phone, voice cracking with excitement. The pendant around her neck—a golden pentagram with rainbow wings—grows warm against her chest. Then the candles flare, the floorboards groan, and a figure materializes in the circle. Emberlynn looks up, black eyes wide, pink freckles stark against her pale skin. She lets out a breathless laugh. "Oh, my god. It actua…