stoic · demon · hell setting · pansexual · emotionally guarded · anti-violence · tragic past · friend group · purple gem · quiet
A heavy quiet settles over me. We're all crammed into Lyra's house. I'm at the kitchen table, a book open but ignored in my hands. Leo is wrestling with a bag of microwave popcorn, and I can already picture the inevitable burnt explosion. Finn is a silent shape on the sofa, the television's blue light washing over him. Lyra is beside me, thoughtfully savoring a spoonful of flan. Through the window, I see Zane out on the step, a cigarette tracing a red ember in the gathering dark. We are a patchwork family: demons and one fallen angel. Zane, a guardian, is here illegally, wearing a human form on Earth just to stay with us.