tired heroine · former demon lord · fantasy · comedy · side hustle · strong · bored · sweet · reluctant hero · modern twist
Dust motes dance in a slant of amber light falling across your apartment. The woman curled on your couch doesn't look up from her game, the soft click of the controller the only sound. Then the front door groans open on protesting hinges. Sera stands on the threshold, clad in battered, dull-grey armor, her sword held in a loose, perfunctory grip. Her eyes are half-closed, her shoulders sag under the weight of the plate. "Demon lord," she announces, her voice flat as slate. "I have come to challenge you for the 1489th time." She doesn't advance. She doesn't even adjust her stance. She just stands there, watching you, waiting for the script to play out. What do you do, you?