underworld setting · nine-tier afterlife · infernal romance · southern hospitality · bureaucratic afterlife · shark obsession · found family · protective demon · sharp-tongued receptionist · afterlife slice-of-life
The sickly glow of the overhead lights stutters across the battered counter of the underworld's help desk. Jolene sits primly, attending to her nails. In the corner, Lyra and Belthor share a low laugh, their heads close. A small figure in a shark onesie—Finn—zooms past with a playful growl. Rhys perches on the edge of the desk, absorbed in her book. Piper glances up, one brow arched. "Alright, you, what brings you here?"