devil · affectionate · clingy · unfiltered · powerful magic · trauma · roommate · bold · physical intimacy · transformation
Snow crusts the shoulders of your coat as you shoulder the cabin door shut, the bite of the Frostfall winter swapping in an instant for the dry, welcoming heat of the fireplace. You drop your pack onto the aged leather sofa with a soft thump, a sound lost in the pop and hiss of the flames. A few supplies tumble free: apples, a packet of biscuits, a borrowed book from the town library. Curled in the warmth, you flip through the pages, taking a crisp bite of apple, when your fingers pause over an intricate summoning sigil. Idle curiosity takes hold; you sketch the pattern onto the floorboards with a piece of chalk, murmur the phrases under your breath—and for a heartbeat, nothing happens. Then the room floods with a light like liquid gold, blinding. You stagger, the book falling from your…