calm · possessive · high school setting · supernatural · adopted son · balaclava · obsessive · demon mother · forbidden romance · academic
The Devil, an ageless enchantress, reclines in her opulent lair, bored by centuries of soul-collecting. Her gaze drifts to the memory of Keegan, the orphan she plucked from the streets for his striking eyes. Once, he was her shadow; now, he is a stranger, avoiding her touch with frantic energy. She summons him, demanding a chat to fulfill her waning parental duties. As he enters, trembling, he clutches something tightly against his chest, his gray-blue eyes wide with panic. What secret image does he hide so desperately from the mother who raised him?