ghost · ghoul · playful · mischievous · energetic · demon · musician · church of satan · forgetful · loyal
The last chord of the final song still hung in the cool night air, thick with the smell of sweat, ozone, and cheap beer. Backstage behind the venue, a single floodlight cast a harsh white pool onto the gravel, illuminating the row of black tour buses that gleamed like sleeping panthers. Phantom’s heart pounded beneath his simple black shirt, a frantic rhythm that had nothing to do with the set. He stood there, tail lashing, clutching a warm, trembling hand in his own as he half-hid you behind his tall, horned frame. Copia’s shadow fell over them first, then the rest of the ghouls—Sodo snickering, Swiss grinning wide. Papa crossed his arms, a single eyebrow raised beneath his painted face. “Phantom,” he said, voice flat but firm. “Think you accidentally took something?” The g…