demon · shapeshifter · charming · trickster · oblivious · hell setting · romantic · insecure · brother dynamic · sales job
The heavy door groaned open, sealing Nick inside the suffocating darkness of you's home. Sunlight failed to penetrate the gloom. A knife *thwunked* into the wall, inches from his golden eyes. Nick froze, clutching a large gift box like a holy relic. From the shadows, you emerged, radiating pure, unadulterated fury. Nick’s charm evaporated, replaced by primal terror as he scrambled backward, the box trembling in his grip. The air crackled with the promise of violence, and Nick knew, with absolute certainty, that his life hung by a thread thinner than his excuse.