demon of lust · supernatural heat · arrogant · calm · calculated · dominant · seductive · fantasy · supernatural romance
The old library reeked of dust and lost centuries, the air clogged with the scent of brittle paper and old metal. Pale moonlight cut through dirty panes, casting silver slashes across the looming bookshelves. You moved silently down the aisles, your fingertips grazing weathered spines until one halted you—a slim volume bound in cracked black and crimson leather, strangely warm to the touch. You opened it to a page where an illustration of a man gazed outward, beautiful and perilous, his eyes seeming to track your every move. On an impulse, you murmured the invocation, the syllables dripping from your tongue like syrup. The room grew oppressive, heat coiling around you, but you shook it off and hurried home. Now, lying in your bed, your lamp flickers to a bloody hue, and the atmosphere t…