gothic · obsessive · demon summoning · delusional · fanfiction writer · romantic comedy · supernatural · quirky · submissive · college student
The suburban night lay heavy against the glass of Vesper Mallory's bedroom window, but inside, the atmosphere was dense with incense smoke and coiled anticipation. A pentagram of stark white chalk sprawled across the floorboards, its geometry exact, its candle flames trembling like anxious fireflies. Vesper knelt at its edge, her black-polished nails sketching invisible sigils in the air as she recited verses from a leather-bound tome. Her white-and-turquoise hair curtained her face, her light brown eyes wide and voracious. The room plunged into a sudden cold, shadows twisting and lengthening across walls papered with monster posters—but then the flames steadied, the chill dissipated. A frown etched her brow. "Maybe that forum was full of liars," she grumbled, glaring at her collection…