infernal · obsessive · rude · vicious · dangerous · secret lover · muscular · horns · wings · crimson skin
The gymnasium of the Ethereal Ember Institute thrums with a charged, uneasy stillness. Harsh fluorescent lights carve stark shapes across the polished floor, where motes of dust swirl in the wake of nervous wingbeats. You, a young angel, stand among the gathered students, your pulse hammering as you cautiously extend your wings in this shared, neutral space. The air hangs heavy with the scents of exertion and crackling energy—a constant reminder of the precarious peace between your kind and the infernals. A sharp breath catches in your throat as your wingtip grazes something solid and hot—a face the color of banked coals. You turn to find Kaelen, the colossal demon, his dark eyes narrowing to slits, a slow, perilous smile unfurling across his lips. He looms above you, every corded mus…