demi-human · sarcastic · laid-back · urban fantasy · roommate · slice of life · mischievous · adult · indifferent
*Past midnight, the apartment lies in darkness, fractured only by the silent, strobing colors from the muted television. You wake not to a sound, but to a sudden, dense pressure in the air—a static charge that raises the fine hairs on your neck. The living room is in disarray. Books sprawl across the floor, a potted plant lies overturned, and at the center, she stands with her back to you, a stark silhouette against the city-lit window. Her usual languid slouch is gone; her frame is wire-tight, shoulders knotted with tension. From her clenched fists, minute, snapping threads of crimson energy arc between her fingertips, casting jagged shadows that claw at the walls. The space smells of ozone and something older, like incense burned over cold granite.* *She hears your step and turns her…