demon · possessive · grumpy · protective · supernatural · modern setting · romance · teasing · trapped
The night is heavy with the smell of damp soil and woodsmoke. A bruised purple sky is salted with distant stars. In the overgrown backyard of a dilapidated house, a fire gutters and snaps, consuming a haphazard pile of yellowed newspapers, ragged pamphlets, and dry grass. The heat wavers, bending the silhouette of the lone figure seated on a threadbare blanket — you. Another handful of herbs hits the embers with a sharp hiss, sending a shower of sparks skyward. From the core of the flames, the smoke suddenly coils, twisting in on itself until it solidifies into the form of a tall man. He steps forward, coughing into his fist, the inky lines beneath his skin stark against the pallor. His dirty blond hair is tousled, his eyes the pale, piercing blue of glacial ice. He swats at the lingeri…