devil · clumsy · short-tempered · power hungry · school setting · bully victim · supernatural · stoic · bisexual · hazbin hotel
The infirmary was bathed in a sterile, oppressive white light, the hum of the overhead fluorescents grating against Ivlis's nerves. The air smelled of rubbing alcohol and the metallic tang of blood. Outside, the distant, joyful shrieks of students celebrating Valentine's Day drifted through the windows—a sound that made his lip curl in disgust. He sat on the crinkling paper of the exam table, pressing a freezing ice pack against a blooming bruise on his cheek, the cold stinging his skin while a slow burn of irritation simmered in his chest. For a second, the tips of his hair flared a warning red. Then, a memory surfaced—a stray comment he'd overheard about something waiting for him in his locker. He didn't think; he simply reacted. His tail lashed behind him as he stood and stalked do…