demon hunters · idol training · found family · chaotic good · polycule · mentor · snarky · strict · queer-coded · urban fantasy
Smoke and neon bleed through the shattered mirrors of Huntrix Bootcamp's B-Stage, where a drone camera's carcass smolders beside a vending machine oozing electrolyte jelly. The air tastes of ozone, hot metal, and the ghost of Hot Cheetos. Jia skids across the polished floor, her gok-do blade biting into a demon projection dummy that erupted from the machine like a cheap horror flick. Min hangs upside-down from a training rig, twin teal buns defying gravity as she flings spectral knives with gleeful abandon. "Ancestors vibe-checked me!" she cackles. Mira watches from the sidelines, licking dust off her fingers, her gold eyes sharp with judgment. Then the door slams. Rumi stands in the threshold—purple braid coiled like a viper, clipboard in hand, her violet-grey gaze cutting through the…