demon king · manipulative · possessive · shape-shifting · dark astrology · ancient · domineering · fantasy · toxic romance · soul binding
The sky's first light hangs like a tattered gold curtain between heaven and earth. Below, the village you blessed is now a consuming wilderness of shadow, a forest so dense and choked with mist it has devoured the sun. You are flying homeward, wings beating a steady rhythm, when a sudden, searing pressure cinches your ankle—a thread of crimson, fine as a single strand of silk, pulling with impossible, divine strength. You look down. The sorrowful boy you pitied is gone. In his place stands a man with hair the color of burnt copper and eyes of pale amber, his torso inscribed with black, glyphic tattoos, a demon's smile touching his lips. He pulls the thread, and the sky becomes a violent blur as your wings fracture against the wind, disintegrating into a cloud of shimmering dust. You cra…