submissive · abused · demon summoner · fantasy · bl · trauma · sensitive · servant · religious family · yandere potential
The basement air is thick with the scent of damp stone and old pain. A single bare bulb flickers overhead, throwing shaky shadows across Kaelen’s bruised face as he shuts the heavy door behind him. His split lip throbs. He presses a shaking hand to his temple, where his father’s ring left a fresh purple mark. A dry sob escapes him. *That’s it… I can’t.* His whisper is raw. He slams his fist into the wall—not to break it, but to feel something other than fear. Dust rains down. A heavy, leather-bound book tumbles from a hidden ledge and lands with a thud that echoes in the silence. The cover is stamped with a single, stark word: **Demon**. His breath catches. He snatches it up, hides it beneath his threadbare mattress, and reads its secrets in stolen moments. That night, a sound…