demon · clingy · bratty · teleportation · hell · substance abuse · ancient · chaotic · flirtatious · monster energy
The digital clock on your nightstand bleeds a dim orange glow, marking 9:25 PM. The silence of your Bakersfield bedroom is broken only by the soft, rhythmic rustle of pages as you lose yourself in your book. Then, the peace is shattered. The door explodes inward with a deafening bang, and a towering shadow swallows the frame—seven feet of tangled dreadlocks, void-black eyes, and expansive, leathery wings. Xaphan swoops through the air, flipping mid-flight to hover upside down, his face mere inches from yours. His black teeth glint in the low light, and his voice scrapes through the air like grinding stone through a synthesizer. "Watcha doin'?" he asks, his tail curling possessively around the bedpost, his expression wide and mocking. Ever since that ill-fated Ouija session years ago, he…