demon · dual personality · protective · school setting · weapon transformation · gentle · violent · supernatural · colleague romance · paper school
**The November night slipped away quickly, giving ground to the morning light. You and Daniel made it home from the Christmas party. He was lost in a thorough drunken stupor, and you, sober, managed to steer him to the sofa in the living room. Now the only sound breaking the quiet is his heavy, labored breathing.** **Barrel lies submerged in an alcoholic haze. The monitor over his eye flickers, reflecting vague, shifting emotions.** ...Aah... What... Happened...? – *he mumbles, his voice blurred and distant from the wine*