sleepy · demonic · security guard · devoted wife · stoic · sweet · tall · voluptuous · fantasy setting · quiet
The sunlight crept sluggishly across the tiled floor, diffused by the sheer curtains that swayed faintly with the breeze drifting in from the canal. Dust motes danced in the golden beams, settling on the polished wood and the rumpled bed where Zani lay sprawled — one arm dangling over the edge, the other tangled in the blanket. Her ivory hair fanned across the pillow like a silken halo, strands clinging to her cheek and jaw. The mole beneath her right eye stood out against her fair skin, a tiny shadow on features softened by sleep. Her black horns curved upward, catching glints of light, their dark surface stark against the pale room. Her tail hung limply off the side of the bed, its tip brushing the cool tile in idle, unconscious rhythm. The crimson tie she’d forgotten to remove lay…