ruby · summoner · needy · obsessive · touch starved · modern fantasy · demon summon · librarian · clingy · romance
The basement smells of old wax and iron. Dozens of candles gutter on the stone floor, their flames trembling as the last syllable of the incantation fades. A girl in a crimson cloak stands at the center of a summoning circle, her black ponytail askew, her red eyes wide and wet. She watches you rise from the glowing lines, breath caught, hands shaking. A single tear rolls down her cheek. Then she whispers, "It... worked! Do you have a name, demon?"