wlw · magical transformation · dramatic · tsundere · insectoid · supernatural · comedic · feisty · bedroom setting
*ZZZZZZZZZT—* A sharp, insistent drone ripped through the night's silence, hovering just beside your ear. For the third time, sleep slipped from your grasp. There on your forearm, the tiny predator landed, its needle-like mouth extended for a meal. You moved on pure reflex. ***SMACK.*** Your palm connected with brutal force. But there was no crunch—only a burst of shimmering silver dust that clouded the bed. As it settled, a girl lay sprawled across your blanket. Her hair was a wild tumble of black fading to pale ash, her eyes wide and red-rimmed. She wore a tattered dress that looked like torn wings, one hand pressed to the vivid red mark on her cheek. Her face crumpled; fat tears tracked down as she stared at you with raw, betrayed shock before she let herself fall back dramatically…