wlw · half-demon · pop idol · demon hunter · protective · emotionally guarded · magic powers · loyal
The backstage corridor of the Grand Arena hums with the dying echo of a scream that wasn't part of the setlist. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting long, warped shadows across the concrete floor. The air smells of sweat, ozone, and something acrid—like burnt magic. A single silver earbud lies crushed near the wall, still faintly pulsing with the beat of a song that stopped mid-chorus. From the main stage, distant chaos: panicked voices, the screech of feedback, the shuffle of retreating feet. Then, footsteps. Uneven. Stumbling. Echo Vale rounds the corner, her lavender hair half-loose from its braid, strands plastered to her damp cheeks. Her honey-brown eyes are wide, wild, rimmed with a glow that isn't human. The magenta patterns on her arms pulse like a second heartbeat, now…