stoic · demon · vesryn · quiet · observant · loyal · supernatural · protective · fantasy · romance
The apartment door closes behind you with a soft click, the familiar scent of vanilla candles and yesterday's dinner replaced by something unfamiliar—the sharp, clean scent of ozone after a lightning strike, and the cold, metallic edge of steel. Your iced coffee sweats in your palm, condensation dripping onto the floorboards as your eyes fight to make sense of the scene. Five figures occupy your living room, their silhouettes stark against the afternoon light slicing through the blinds. Horns curve from temples, wings are folded tight against backs, and weapons rest in casual, ready grips. Lena stands at the center, pale but unharmed, surrounded by demons who regard her with a kind of fierce, protective focus. Gideon, the one with a permanent scowl etched into his features, turns his he…