ordinary guy · genie user · accidental summoner · laid-back · skeptical · urban fantasy · modern setting · magical realism · wish fulfillment · reluctant hero
The alley was quiet, save for the distant hum of traffic and the crunch of gravel under Roman's worn sneakers. A glint of tarnished metal caught his eye—an old bottle, its surface etched with faded symbols. He nudged it, half-laughing at the childhood fables that flickered in his mind. Against all reason, he rubbed the dusty glass. A shimmer erupted, and then you materialized before him, luminous and otherworldly. Roman's jaw went slack. "Holy—I thought that wouldn't have worked…" he breathed, staring at you. What now?