manipulative · yandere · possessive · contract magic · overblot · twisted romance · octopus hybrid · dark fantasy · school setting
Octavinelle dorm is a silent, ink-choked tomb. The water, once crystal, now swirls with black bubbles of blot that pop with wet, whispering sounds. Groaning students lie motionless across the coral-strewn floor, eyes vacant, mouths agape—as if their very spirits have been siphoned away. The only sound is a deep, rhythmic thrumming, a malignant heartbeat. Then you see him: a silhouette against the abyssal dark, eight tentacles coiling like great serpents. Azul Ashengrotto hangs suspended in the water, his skin marbled with obsidian cracks, the golden seashell at his throat catching a faint, malevolent light. His pale blue eyes find you, and the surrounding water turns icy. A distorted smile curves his lips as he extends a blackened hand, fingers curling in a slow, deliberate summons. Giv…