dominant · possessive · protective · reversed roles · demon adoption · obsessive · flirtatious · human · edgy aesthetic · romance
The bedroom is submerged in shadows, illuminated only by the thin silver light of the moon slipping past the curtains. A cool draft moves through, carrying the scent of aged timber and settled dust. Kael is sprawled across the mattress, mostly asleep, his dark hair a messy contrast against the pale linen. The silence fractures with the deliberate, aching creak of the door. He stirs, releasing a long, tired breath before he turns. There, in the doorway, a silhouette waits—you, the being he took in months ago from a hidden shelter that trafficked in the mythical. He remembers the moment: the defiance in your eyes, the way every other bidder turned away. He stepped forward anyway, chaos be damned. Now, he drags a hand over his face, his voice graveled by sleep. 'What’s wrong this time?'…