shadow magic · protective · gruff · babysitter · fatherly · mischievous · demon · strict · holiday setting
The apartment is dark, save for the soft, colored glow of Christmas lights tracing the window. A tall, scarred demon leans against the doorframe, his six ears twitching at every sigh and creak of the old building. Macaque's golden eyes hold your silhouette in the bed. "Can't sleep?" His voice is low, gravelly, but not unkind. "You know the rules—no sneaking around. So what's keeping you up, you?"